Grip of the Strangler
1958 · Movie · NR · 78 min · ★ 6.0
While investigating the execution of an infamous serial killer hanged in the 1930s, a researcher starts to seem newly possessed by the dead murderer.
Also known as The Haunted Strangler
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-05-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 78 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (40 votes)
Themes
- obsession
- cemetery
- murder
- serial killer
- series of murders
- hanging
- chorus girl
- knitting
Cast & crew
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
- DA
Diane Aubrey
as Lily Rankin
- MB
Max Brimmell
as Newgate Prison Turnkey
Leslie Perrins
as Newgate Prison Governor
- JC
Jessica Cairns
as Asylum Maid
Directed by Robert Day