The Climax
“The screen's classic of suspense!”
1944•1h 26m•5.5•Released
MusicHorrorThriller
Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.
Director
George Waggner
Writer
Lynn Starling, Curt Siodmak
Languages
English
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
Boris Karloff
Dr. Friedrich Hohner
Susanna Foster
Angela Klatt
Turhan Bey
Franz Munzer
Gale Sondergaard
Luise
Thomas Gomez
Count Seebruck
June Vincent
Marcellina
George Dolenz
Amato Roselli
Ludwig Stössel
Carl Baumann
Jane Farrar
Jarmila Vadek
Ernö Verebes
Brunn
Lotte Stein
Mama Hinzl
Scotty Beckett
The King
William Edmunds
Leon, Theatre Concierge
Maxwell Hayes
Count Romburg
Dorothy Lawrence
Miss Metzger
Production
Company
Universal Pictures
Producer
George Waggner
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