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Grip of the Strangler (1958) -- A writer investigating the execution of a serial killer known as "The Haymarket Strangler" 20 years previously begins to suspect that the wrong man might have been hanged...

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Director:
Robert Day
Writers:
John Croydon (writer)
Jan Read (screenplay)
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Genre:
Crime | Mystery | Horror more
Tagline:
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Plot:
A writer investigating the execution of a serial killer known as "The Haymarket Strangler" 20 years... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
The worst! more (19 total)

Cast

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Boris Karloff ... James Rankin
Jean Kent ... Cora Seth
Elizabeth Allan ... Barbara Rankin
Anthony Dawson ... Supt. Burk
Vera Day ... Pearl
Tim Turner ... Dr. Kenneth McColl
Diane Aubrey ... Lily Rankin
Max Brimmell ... Newgate Prison Turnkey
Leslie Perrins ... Newgate Prison Governor
Jessica Cairns ... Asylum Maid
Dorothy Gordon ... Hannah
Desmond Roberts ... Dr. Johnson
Roy Russell ... Medical Superintendent
Derek Birch ... Guyse Hospital Superintendent
Peggy Ann Clifford ... Kate
John Fabian ... Young Blood
Joan Elvin ... Can-Can Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Atkinson ... Edward Styles (uncredited)
Yvonne Buckingham ... Whore (uncredited)
Robert Day ... (uncredited)
Marie Devereux ... Bit part (uncredited)
John G. Heller ... Male Nurse (uncredited)
George Hirste ... Lost Property Man (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard ... Male Nurse (uncredited)
George Spence ... Hangman (uncredited)
Jeremy Young ... Asylum Guard (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Day 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John Croydon  writer (as John C. Cooper)
Jan Read  screenplay
Jan Read  story "Stranglehold"

Produced by
John Croydon .... producer
Richard Gordon .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Buxton Orr 
 
Cinematography by
Lionel Banes 
 
Film Editing by
Peter Mayhew 
 
Production Design by
John Elphick 
 
Makeup Department
Barbara Barnard .... hair stylist
Jim Hydes .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Ronald Kinnoch .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Douglas Hickox .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
H.C. Pearson .... sound
Terry Poulton .... dubbing editor
 
Special Effects by
Les Bowie .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Leo Rogers .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anna Duse .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Music Department
Frederick Lewis .... conductor
 
Other crew
Hazel Swift .... continuity
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Strangle Hold (UK) (original script title)
The Haunted Strangler (USA)
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Runtime:
USA:78 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:M | UK:12 | Finland:(Banned) (1958) | USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Walton Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
Company:
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Trivia:
Last feature of Leslie Perrins. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Haunted Memories (2007) (V) more

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The worst!, 16 June 2008
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Author: Martin Bradley (MOscarbradley@aol.com) from Derry, Ireland

The worst! I can't believe I actually sat to the end of this 'penny-dreadful' Victorian 'chiller' which is nothing more than a shameless exploitation of Boris Karloff as a kind of Jekyll and Hyde figure, very late in his career. It starts promisingly as Karloff sets out to investigate the case of a man he believes was wrongly hanged for being the strangler of the title, (could this be a serious plea for the abolition of the death penalty, I asked myself?), but it soon degenerates into a Todd Slaughter-like piece of ham with Karloff going completely over the top. (No, Boris; screwing your face up and closing one eye doesn't make you scary). One to avoid at all costs.

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