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Grip of the Strangler

Grip of the Strangler1958

★6.078 minHorrorCrimeMystery

A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.

Director

Writer

Jan Read John Croydon

Score

Stars

Boris Karloff Jean Kent Elizabeth Allan

Cast19

Boris Karloff
as James Rankin
Jean Kent
as Cora Seth
Elizabeth Allan
as Barbara Rankin
Anthony Dawson
as Supt. Burk
Vera Day
as Pearl
Tim Turner
as Dr. Kenneth McColl
D
Diane Aubrey
as Lily Rankin
M
Max Brimmell
as Newgate Prison Turnkey
Leslie Perrins
as Newgate Prison Governor
J
Jessica Cairns
as Asylum Maid
Dorothy Gordon
as Hannah
Desmond Roberts
as Dr. Johnson
R
Roy Russell
as Medical Superintendent
Derek Birch
as Guyse Hospital Superintendent
P
Peggy Ann Clifford
as Kate
John Fabian
as Young Blood
J
Joan Elvin
as Can-Can Girl
A
Audrey Sykes
as Laughing Lady at Hanging (uncredited)
Marie Devereux
as Show Girl (uncredited)

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