The Haunted Strangler
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| Directed by | Robert Day |
| Produced by | John Croydon Richard Gordon |
| Written by | John Croydon Jan Read |
| Starring | Boris Karloff Jean Kent Elizabeth Allan Anthony Dawson |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | July 3 1958(US) |
| Running time | 1 hr. 18 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Haunted Strangler (also known as Grip of the Strangler) is a 1958 horror film directed by Robert Day. It was adapted from "Stranglehold", a story which screenwriter Jan Read had written specially for Boris Karloff, and was shot back to back with producer Richard Gordon's Fiend Without a Face, with both later being released as a double bill by MGM.
[edit] Plot
Set in 19th century England, the film stars Karloff as James Rankin, a novelist who is researching the twenty year old case of the Haymarket Strangler, for whose crimes a man named Styles was executed. Rankin believes that Styles was innocent, and in the course of his investigations, he learns a horrifying truth: that he, himself, has an even closer connection to the case.
[edit] References
- McDonagh, Maitland. In Praise of Karloff, The Uncanny. The Haunted Strangler by Robert Day. The Criterion Collection. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
[edit] External links
- The Haunted Strangler at the Internet Movie Database
- The Haunted Strangler at Allmovie
- The Haunted Strangler at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Haunted Strangler at the TCM Movie Database
