Secret Beyond the Door... (1947 Fritz Lang)

Lang favourite Joan Bennett meets architect Michael Redgrave (who's at least ditched the dummy) in Mexico and falls in love - even after he starts behaving extremely oddly. Then we seem to be in Rebecca / Jane Eyre territory, with a house full of sinister children, sisters and secretaries. Then she doesn't seem to bat an eyelid at this clearly insane person's collection of death rooms...

So yes, a nutty film, written by Silvia Richards from a story by Rufus King, helped by stylish touches (such as a trial scene in which Redgrave prosecutes himself), intense performances, dark and moody photography from Stanley Cortez and atmospheric Miklos Rozsa music.

With Anne Revere (The Thin Man Goes Home, Old Acquaintance) Barbara O'Neill, Natalie Schafer, Paul Cavanagh, Anabel Shaw, Rosa Rey, James Seay and Mark Dennis.

Is Rebecca a descendant of Jane Eyre? I'd never thought about it before...

Our copy, which BBC2 kindly put out one night over Christmas (2011 or before) was execrable - perhaps they thought people would be pissed and not notice. Tut, tut....'We've all once thought of murder...'