The Haunted Strangler
Brief Synopsis
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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. However, when he picks up a scalpel used by the murderer, he finds himself possessed by the killer's spirit and begins committing similar murders.
Cast & Crew
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Robert Day
Director
Boris Karloff
Anthony Dawson
Jean Kent
Derek Birch
Tim Turner
Film Details
Also Known As
Grip of the Strangler, Haunted Strangler, Judas Hole, The
Genre
Crime
Horror
Release Date
1958
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 18m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Synopsis
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. However, when he picks up a scalpel used by the murderer, he finds himself possessed by the killer's spirit and begins committing similar murders.
Director
Robert Day
Director
Cast
Boris Karloff
Anthony Dawson
Jean Kent
Derek Birch
Tim Turner
Elizabeth Allen
John Fabian
Jessica Cairns
Vera Day
Leslie Perrins
Dorothy Gordon
Max Brimmell
Diane Aubrey
Crew
Lionel Banes
Director Of Photography
Barbara Barnard
Hair
Les Bowie
Photography
John C. Cooper
Screenplay
John Croydon
Producer
Anna Duse
Costume Designer
John Elphick
Set Decorator
Douglas Hickox
Assistant Director
Jim Hydes
Makeup
Frederic Lewis
Music Conductor
Peter Mayhew
Editor
Buxton Orr
Music
H. C. Pearson
Sound
Terence Poultron
Sound Editor
Jan Read
From Story
Jan Read
Screenplay
Leo Rogers
Camera Operator
Hazel Swift
Continuity
Film Details
Also Known As
Grip of the Strangler, Haunted Strangler, Judas Hole, The
Genre
Crime
Horror
Release Date
1958
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 18m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer June 1958
Released in United States Summer June 1958
