The Door with Seven Locks
1940 | 80m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Norman Lee |
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| Writer: | Gilbert Gunn, Norman Lee, Edgar Wallace |
| Staring: |
| A wealthy lord dies and is entombed with a valuable deposit of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and get hold of the treasure. A mad doctor uses an iron maiden to systematically eliminate the heirs to the fortune. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 12, 1940 |
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| Director: | Norman Lee |
| Writer: | Gilbert Gunn, Norman Lee, Edgar Wallace |
| Genres: | Mystery, Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | key, tomb, heir, iron maiden, keys, heirs |
| Production Companies | John Argyle Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leslie Banks | Dr. Manetta |
| Lilli Palmer | June Lansdowne |
| Cathleen Nesbitt | Ann Cody |
| Gina Malo | Glenda Baker |
| David Horne | Edward Havelock |
| Romilly Lunge | Dick Martin |
| Richard Bird | Inspector Cornelius 'Andy' Sneed |
| J.H. Roberts | Luis Silva |
| Aubrey Mallalieu | Lord Charles Francis Selford |
| Harry Hutchinson | Bevan Cody |
| Phil Ray | Tom Cawler |
| George Street | Chief Commissioner |
| Ross Landon | John Selford |
| Raymond Mander | P.C. in Sneed's Office (Uncredited) |
| Charles Paton | Handwriting Expert (Uncredited) |
| George Street | Chief Commissioner (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ted Richards | Editor |
| C. Gilbert | Art Direction |
| Hamilton G. Inglis | Production Manager |
| Ernest Palmer | Director of Photography |
| Alex Bryce | Director of Photography |
| F. McNally | Sound Recordist |
| Gilbert Gunn | Screenplay |
| Guy Jones | Original Music Composer, Music Director |
| Roy Parkinson | First Assistant Director |
| Harry Benson | Sound Supervisor |
| Ronald Anscombe | Camera Operator |
| Norman Lee | Screenplay, Director |
| Edgar Wallace | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Argyle | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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