Grip of the Strangler

(1958)

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| Film | United Kingdom | Crime, Horror, Mystery
| Stars: Boris Karloff, Jean Kent, Elizabeth Allan | Director: Robert Day

A novelist investigating an old murder case finds that he was himself the murderer

Cast

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Boris Karloff
James Rankin
British actress Jean Kent in a publicity shot for Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
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
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Reviews

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Moderate thriller with a predictable but efficient plot. (Halliwell’s)

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Production

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Robert Day
Director
John Croydon
Producer / Writer
Jan Read
Writer (original story) / Writer (screenplay)

Also known as

The Haunted Strangler (USA)

Companies

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Eros Films
Distribution company