DramaThriller

The Locked Door

- A drama of sacrifice and supreme love

On her first anniversary, Ann Reagan finds that her sister-in-law is involved with a shady character that she used to be intimate with, and determines to intervene.

Release Date : 1929-11-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : United ArtistsGeorge Fitzmaurice ProductionsFeature Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Ann Carter

Original Name : Barbara Stanwyck

Gender : Female

Character Name : Frank Devereaux

Original Name : Rod La Rocque

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawrence Reagan

Original Name : William 'Stage' Boyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helen Reagan

Original Name : Betty Bronson

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Waiter

Original Name : Harry Stubbs

Gender : Male

Character Name : District Attorney

Original Name : Harry Mestayer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Proprietor

Original Name : Mack Swain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Telephone Girl

Original Name : Zasu Pitts

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Valet

Original Name : George Bunny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Purnell Pratt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Fred Warren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl on Rum Boat (uncredited)

Original Name : Lita Chevret

Gender : Female

Character Name : Girl on Rum Boat (uncredited)

Original Name : Paulette Goddard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Girl on Rum Boat

Original Name : Mary Ashcraft

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl on Rum Boat

Original Name : Violet Bird

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Earle Browne

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Clarence Burton

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Gilbert Clayton

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Pauline Curley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop

Original Name : Edgar Dearing

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Edward Dillon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl on Rum Boat

Original Name : Kay English

Gender : Female

Character Name : Girl on Rum Boat

Original Name : Eleanor Fredericks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl on Rum Boat

Original Name : Dorothy Gowan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl on Rum Boat

Original Name : Leona Leigh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl on Rum Boat

Original Name : Virginia McFadden

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Fletcher Norton

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert Schable

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest on Rum Boat

Original Name : Philip Sleeman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest on Rum Boat

Original Name : Charles Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl on Rum Boat

Original Name : Greta von Rue

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-01

We start off here on a fine liner amidst a raid that sees "Ann" (Barbara Stanwyck) getting caught up with the rake that is "Devereaux" (Rod La Rocque) and photographed by the police. Skip forward a while and now she is married to the loving and respectable "Lawrence" (William Boyd) and living with his younger sister "Helen" (Betty Bronson). It's this latter gal who starts to cause ructions when she meets and falls for the roguish "Devereaux" - a romance her new sister-in-law is determined to thwart. It won't be that simple, though - "Devereaux" is a rogue, but quite a calculating one and he has evidence that could rock the happiness "Ann" has found to it's foundations. Meanwhile. it's also reaching her husband's ears that his sister is fraternising with this wrong 'un, and so an unannounced arrival at his apartment sets up a showdown that will eventually involve the police, the ditzy and entertaining switchboard operator (Zasu Pitts) and just about everyone else. Stanwyck stands out here - not because she's very good, but because she is so much better than everyone else. The script and pace of the thing do just about enough leading to a denouement that isn't quite what was expected. A story of love, lust and loyalty that passes an hour or so easily enough.