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A demented physician becomes obsessed with a young singer whose voice sounds similar to his late mistress.A demented physician becomes obsessed with a young singer whose voice sounds similar to his late mistress.A demented physician becomes obsessed with a young singer whose voice sounds similar to his late mistress.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total
Ernö Verebes
- Brunn
- (as Erno Verebes)
Ernie Adams
- Man in Audience Next to Franz
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
- Woman in Audience Behind Franz
- (uncredited)
Polly Bailey
- Cleaning Woman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film was shot on the lavish sets created for Phantom of the Opera (1943) in an attempt to recoup the large budget of that film. The opera house set had been built for the original The Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney, and this extraordinary set still exists on the Universal Studios lot. It is the oldest surviving movie set in the world.
- GoofsIn the rehearsal sequence in which Angela loses her voice at the sight of Dr. Hohner, she closes her mouth a split second before the playback of her voice stops.
- Quotes
Dr. Hohner: You don't want to ruin that voice, do you? It isn't yours, remember? Now tell me, whose voice is it?... Tell me!
Angela: Marcellina's!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Movie 4 Tonight: The Climax (1970)
Featured review
THE CLIMAX stars the one and only Boris Karloff as the quietly unhinged Dr. Friedrich Hohner, who has already disposed of his wife. When a young opera star (Susanna Foster) catches his ear and eye, Hohner sets out to have her under his control at any cost.
Karloff is a master at playing this type of low-key, seemingly docile character, who has something sinister boiling just beneath the surface. This is difficult to pull off, but he makes it look easy.
Lovers of opera should enjoy this movie, since it's packed with big musical productions. In fact, it's almost a musical!...
Karloff is a master at playing this type of low-key, seemingly docile character, who has something sinister boiling just beneath the surface. This is difficult to pull off, but he makes it look easy.
Lovers of opera should enjoy this movie, since it's packed with big musical productions. In fact, it's almost a musical!...
- azathothpwiggins
- Jul 21, 2020
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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