The Climax

The Climax

86 mins | Thriller, Horror | Oct. 20, 1944

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.

The Climax

86 mins | Thriller, Horror | Oct. 20, 1944

The Climax
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.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title The Climax
Directors Charles S. Gould, George Waggner
Writers Edward Locke, Lynn Starling, Curt Siodmak

Cast

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)