This Day in Halloween: The Hitchcockian classic French thriller "Les Diaboliques" opens across the U.S. in 1955. / Illustration by Demarco McKinney
LesDiaboliques opens across the U.S. in 1955. The classic French thriller starring Simone Signoret is considered very Hitchcockian in composition and twisting and turning story. It’s a hit and inspires several other thrillers and filmmakers and has been remade at least three times.