The Brighton Strangler

Name: The Brighton Strangler
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1945-05-10
Duration: 67 min
Rating: 6.286

★ 6,3 /10 (14 Votes)

1945 EN 67 min

Overview

After suffering a head injury during the London Blitz, theatre actor John Loder comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.

Release date

10/05/1945

Votes

Popularity

1.3

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

67 min

John Loder

Reginald Parker / Edward Grey

June Duprez

April Manby Carson

Michael St. Angel

Lieutenant Bob Carson

Miles Mander

Chief Inspector W.R. Allison

Rose Hobart

Dorothy Kent

Gilbert Emery

Dr. Manby

Rex Evans

Leslie Shelton

Matthew Boulton

Inspector Graham

Olaf Hytten

Banks

Lydia Bilbrook

Mrs. Manby

Ian Wolfe

Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive

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Milton Owen

Inspector (Uncredited)

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Norman Ainsley

First Passenger (Uncredited)

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George Atkinson

Bellboy (Uncredited)

Frank Baker

Inspector (Uncredited)

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Frank Benson

Bellboy (Uncredited)

Lillian Bronson

Hotel Maid (Uncredited)

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George Broughton

Bellboy (Uncredited)

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Tom Burton

Policeman (Uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

Clerk (Uncredited)

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Robin Sanders Clark

English Pilot (Uncredited)

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Harry Clay

Pilot (Uncredited)

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Robert Cory

Chauffeur (Uncredited)

Alec Craig

Vacuuming Bellboy (Uncredited)

Victor Cutler

Pilot (Uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Manby's Butler (Uncredited)

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Ellen George Ferguson

Mrs. Shackleton (Uncredited)

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Sherry Hall

Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited)

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Alec Harford

Ticket Clerk (Uncredited)

Joy Harington

London Waitress (Uncredited)

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Lilyan Irene

Emily (Uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Inspector (Uncredited)

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Connie Leon

Mrs. Clive (Uncredited)

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Stanley Mann

Inspector (Uncredited)

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Audrey Manners

Cashier (Uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Policeman (Uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Barman (Uncredited)

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Mary McLeod

Pamela (Uncredited)

Gavin Muir

Captain Perry (Uncredited)

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Joseph North

Second Passenger (Uncredited)

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Robert R. Stephenson

Inspector (Uncredited)

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Doris Stone

Dorothy's Maid (Uncredited)

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Gus Taillon

Newsie (Uncredited)

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David Thursby

Fireman (Uncredited)

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Alan Ward

Policeman (Uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Luggage Clerk (Uncredited)

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Steve Winston

Policeman (Uncredited)

Florence Wix

Mrs. Kent (Uncredited)

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You shall not see in the New year. During WW II as one of the Luftwafte air raids hits London, Reginald Parker, a successful actor, is knocked out and heavily concussed. Upon awaking he believes himself to be Edward Grey, the notorious Brighton Strangler he has been portraying on the stage! Clocking in at just 67 minutes, The Brighton Strangler just about has enough time to get in and do it's job excellently. Something of an under seen gem, it's a film that has enough creepy menace about it to reward the black and white thriller film fan. Boasting excellent sets, some very neat cam…

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This is a rather better effort than I'm used to from John Loder. He's a successful actor who has wowed the audiences with his eponymous portrayal for 300 nights but has now had enough. Planning to head to the seaside for a break with his fiancée "April" (June Duprez) they get caught up in the blitz and next thing he has quite a bandage on his head. Meantime, people start turning up dead, strangled, and he begins to wonder if there isn't something of the "Jekyll" and "Hyde" to his post bump-on-the-head character? There's quite a fun dynamic between the two and a few familiar faces pop up now an…

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