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* The film ''The Ghost And Mr. Chicken''. While spending the night in a haunted house, Luther Heggs (Don Knotts) throws an object at a bookcase and accidentally trips a switch that causes the bookcase to slide back, exposing a secret passage. |
* The film ''The Ghost And Mr. Chicken''. While spending the night in a haunted house, Luther Heggs (Don Knotts) throws an object at a bookcase and accidentally trips a switch that causes the bookcase to slide back, exposing a secret passage. |
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* ''[[Young Frankenstein]]'' has Frederick yanking likely-looking books from a bookshelf, trying to trigger the secret door he knows is on the other side. Inga, seeking to help him, picks up a nearby candle to give him some light. The result can be summed up as follows: |
* ''[[Young Frankenstein]]'' has Frederick yanking likely-looking books from a bookshelf, trying to trigger the secret door he knows is on the other side. Inga, seeking to help him, picks up a nearby candle to give him some light. The result can be summed up as follows: |
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{{quote|'''Frederick:''' "PUT! THE CANDLE! BACK!"}} |
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* ''[[Clue (film)|Clue]]'': Colonel Mustard finds the entrance to a secret passage by leaning against it. {{spoiler|Although you could call it a subversion, seeing as Colonel Mustard already knew it was there.}} |
* ''[[Clue (film)|Clue]]'': Colonel Mustard finds the entrance to a secret passage by leaning against it. {{spoiler|Although you could call it a subversion, seeing as Colonel Mustard already knew it was there.}} |
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* Done in ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' in which [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness|ancestral auspex]] led Inigo Montoya to the Pit of Despair. Or perhaps the spirit of Inigo's father really was guiding his sword to the entrance. |
* Done in ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' in which [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness|ancestral auspex]] led Inigo Montoya to the Pit of Despair. Or perhaps the spirit of Inigo's father really was guiding his sword to the entrance. |