this be an old dark house movie . a young couple creep around a weird mansion say to be run by satan and where they run from and into one after another of an ill assort crew represent a lady in distress and an ape and an ape man and a midget and various odd look people and and ( for some reason ) two chinese . they end up in a throne room where the hero be require to play a price be right sort of contest involve a climb up seven step with seven illuminated footprint while hence the title . for my taste it too much of the same thing . the creep around fun house corridor be amuse for a while and then become repetitive . by comparison with harold lloyd or buster keaton or laurel and hardy do the same bit in two reel and it isn not truly funny . it not frighten either and and apparently wasn not intend to be represent the household be too absurd . most film in this genre balance the comedy with a genuine threat and and usually two one that the character be lead to believe be real and and another for which it a cover . here the cover isn not to be take seriously and and neither be what cover . a few moment of fun emerge from the mix and but it rather heavy fun . the novel on which the film be base be a straight thriller and i think could have be play straight to good effect and still could be .