Grip of the Strangler (1958) ( Strangle Hold ) ( The Haunted Strangler )

Grip of the Strangler (1958) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Strangle Hold
Alternate Title: The Haunted Strangler
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
Italian ( Mono )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
78 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1958 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Robert Day

Written By:
John Croydon
Jan Read

Actors:
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

Synopsis:

There's a bit of Oedipus Rex in The Haunted Strangler, though it's not readily apparent at first. Boris Karloff plays 19th-century novelist James Rankin, who becomes obsessed with the long-closed case of the Haymarket Strangler. Twenty years earlier, a man named Styles (Michael Atkinson) was executed for the Strangler's crimes, but was he guilty? It turns out that the actual culprit was the surgeon who performed Styles' autopsy. Coming into possession of the surgeon's scalpel, Rankin is overwhelmed by mixed feelings of bloodlust and guilt. It is at this point that Rankin realizes that he is truly his own, and London's, worst enemy. Originally released in England as Grip of the Strangler, The Haunted Strangler was distributed by MGM in 1961.

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...

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 09 August, 2021.