Pro and Con
Beautifully shot with shadowy black and white, `Secret Beyond the Door' is visually on the level with the best of Fritz Lang.The opening scene with the church wedding is shot in such a way that you know something sinister is about to happen.Unfortunately, the storyline contains too many elements which seem to have been lifted directly from Hitchcock's `Rebecca.'I don't want to spoil the film for anyone, but if you have seen `Rebecca' then you can guess the climax of `Secret Beyond the Door' after the first thirty minutes.
Still, `Secret Beyond the Door' stands on its own.But if would have stood much better had the story elements been a bit more original.
score 6/10
michaelf 8 January 2001
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw0039092/34532
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