The Climax

The Climax (1944)

The screen's classic of suspense!

  • Genre: Music, Horror, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1944-10-20
  • User Rating: 5.4/10 from 31 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: George Waggner
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Summary

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.

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  • Boris Karloff

    as Dr. Friedrich Hohner

  • Susanna Foster

    as Angela Klatt

  • Turhan Bey

    as Franz Munzer

  • Gale Sondergaard

    as Luise

  • Thomas Gomez

    as Count Seebruck

  • June Vincent

    as Marcellina

  • George Dolenz

    as Amato Roselli

  • Ludwig Stössel

    as Carl Baumann

  • Jane Farrar

    as Jarmila Vadek

  • Ernö Verebes

    as Brunn

  • Lotte Stein

    as Mama Hinzl

  • Scotty Beckett

    as The King

  • William Edmunds

    as Leon, Theatre Concierge

  • Maxwell Hayes

    as Count Romburg

  • Dorothy Lawrence

    as Miss Metzger

  • Bella Lewitzky

    as Dancer (Uncredited)

  • Jack Richardson

    as Musical Conductor (Uncredited)

  • Polly Bailey

    as Cleaning Woman (Uncredited)

  • Stuart Holmes

    as King's Consul (Uncredited)

  • Eddie Polo

    as Stagehand (Uncredited)

  • Paul Power

    as Reporter (Uncredited)

  • Ernie Adams

    as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)

  • Gertrude Astor

    as Woman in Audience Behind Franz (Uncredited)

  • Grace Cunard

    as Backstage Maid (Uncredited)

  • William Desmond

    as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)

  • Francis Ford

    as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)

  • Louis Payne

    as Audience Member (Uncredited)

  • Anne Cornwall

    as Audience Member (Uncredited)

  • Rudy Bowman

    as Audience Member (Uncredited)

  • William H. O'Brien

    as Audience Member (Uncredited)

  • Helen Gibson

    as Audience Member (Uncredited)

  • Maurice Costello

    as Audience Member (Uncredited)

  • Harry Mayo

    as Audience Member (Uncredited)

  • Richard Neill

    as Audience Member (Uncredited)

  • Eric Mayne

    as Audience Member (Uncredited)

  • Barry Regan

    as Audience Member (Uncredited)
Writing Lynn Starling Screenplay
Writing Curt Siodmak Adaptation
Writing Curt Siodmak Screenplay
Writing Edward Locke Theatre Play
Directing George Waggner Director
Art John B. Goodman Art Direction
Production Joseph Gershenson Executive Producer
Art Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Art Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
Editing Russell F. Schoengarth Editor
Production George Waggner Producer
Camera W. Howard Greene Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Jack Pierce Makeup Artist
Sound Edward Ward Original Music Composer
Art Ira Webb Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Vera West Costume Design
Directing Charles S. Gould Assistant Director
Camera Hal Mohr Director of Photography
Visual Effects John P. Fulton Visual Effects
Sound William R. Fox Sound
Sound Bernard B. Brown Sound Director
Sound Edward Ward Music Director
Sound Harold Zweifel Orchestrator

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