Secret Beyond the Door

Man Hunt was a pretty obvious effort to mimic Alfred Hitchcock‘s adventure thrillers to some modest effect. Secret Beyond the Door is an obvious attempt to imitate Alfred Hitchcock’s gothic romance Rebecca to much less effect. Uneven with sparks of genuine interest, it effectively descends into complete parody in its finale, feeling more at home in Mel Brooks‘ High Anxiety than an earnest attempt to replicate the Hitchcock touch.

Celia (Joan Bennett) is an independently wealthy woman who ...