The Brighton Strangler
- Hugh Gray
- Arnold Lipp [fr; de]
- Max Nosseck
- Sid Rogell
- Herman Schlom
- John Loder
- June Duprez
- Michael St. Angel
company
- May 10, 1945 (1945-05-10)
The Brighton Strangler is a 1945 American crime film directed by Max Nosseck and starring John Loder, June Duprez and Michael St. Angel.[1]
Plot
During the blitz in wartime London, an actor suffers concussion and believes himself to be the character he has most recently been playing - a vicious strangler with a hit list of potential victims.
Cast
- John Loder as Reginald Parker / Edward Grey
- June Duprez as April Manby Carson
- Michael St. Angel as Lieutenant Bob Carson
- Miles Mander as Chief Inspector W.R. Allison
- Rose Hobart as Dorothy Kent
- Gilbert Emery as Doctor Manby (final film)
- Rex Evans as Leslie Shelton
- Matthew Boulton as Inspector Graham
- Olaf Hytten as Banks, the valet
- Lydia Bilbrook as Mrs Manby
- Ian Wolfe as Lord Mayor
- Frank Mayo as Policeman (uncredited)
Legacy
This film has been championed since 2013 by the British movie podcast "AttaboyClarence", (named after the final line in It's A Wonderful Life) in which the Strangler's reading of the word "Canterbury..." has become the podcast's catchphrase.
References
- ^ BFI.org
External links
- The Brighton Strangler at IMDb
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