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| Jack Palance | ... | ||
| Constance Smith | ... | ||
| Byron Palmer | ... | ||
| Frances Bavier | ... | ||
| Rhys Williams | ... |
William Harley
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| Sean McClory | ... |
Constable #1
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| Leslie Bradley | ... |
Constable #2
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Tita Phillips | ... |
Daisy
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| Lester Matthews | ... |
Chief Insp. Melville
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| Harry Cording | ... |
Detective Sgt. Bates
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Lisa Daniels | ... |
Mary Lenihan
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| Lilian Bond | ... | ||
| Isabel Jewell | ... |
Katy
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London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley finds Slade odd and increasingly suspects the worst; her niece Lily (star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and increasingly attractive. Is Lily in danger, or are her aunt's suspicions merely a red herring? Written by Rod Crawford <[email protected]>
Good, atmospheric story of Jack the Ripper, in the person of a Mr. Slade, renting a sitting room and an attic room in a London home. Jack Palance, with his unusual looks and soft voice, is perfectly cast as the man who falls under suspicion of being the Ripper. He finds himself to attracted to the flirtatious, beautiful, and kind-hearted niece of the owner of the home, Lily, played by Constance Smith. Smith was an Irish actress who was under contract to Fox for a time, after which she made films in Italy, retiring apparently in 1959. As a risqué entertainer and beauty, Lily has also attracted the attentions of a Scotland Yard inspector. It proves an odd triangle. Frances Bavier of Andy Griffith Show fame plays Lily's aunt. Very interesting, small film that manages to have a British feel despite the variety of accents and non-accents of the major actors.