The Curse of the Wraydons is a 1946 British thriller film directed by Victor M. Gover and starring Tod Slaughter, Bruce Seton and Henry Caine.[1] It was based on the 1928 play Spring-Heeled Jack by Maurice Sandoz, which was in turn based upon the 1849 play by W. G. Willis. It was made at Bushey Studios.
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| Directed by | Victor M. Gover |
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| Cinematography | S.D. Onions |
| Edited by | Victor M. Gover |
| Music by | De Wolfe Music |
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| Distributed by | Ambassador Film Productions |
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Running time | 94 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editDuring the Napoleonic Wars an Englishman, who is sent into exile, agrees to become a spy for France. It features Victorian legendary character Spring-heeled Jack.
Cast
edit- Tod Slaughter – Philip Wraydon
- Bruce Seton – Jack Wraydon, 'Spring Heeled Jack'
- Henry Caine – George Wraydon
- Pearl Cameron – Rose Wraydon
- Andrew Laurence – George Heeningham
- Alan Lawrance – Squire Sedgefield
- Lorraine Clewes – Helen Sedgefield
- Gabriel Toyne – Payne
- Ben Williams – John Rickers
- John Coyle – Dennis
- Daphne Arthur – Alice Maitland
- Barry O'Neill – George Wraydon
Distribution
editThe film was released in the USA by Hoffberg Productions Inc. in 1953, edited to 75 minutes and retitled Strangler's Morgue, on a double bill with Slaughter's "The Greed of William Hart", which was also retitled as Horror Maniacs. Another version starring Tod Slaughter was produced in 1950 by BBC titled Spring-Heeled Jack.[2]
References
edit- ^ "The Curse of the Wraydons (1946)". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Spring-Heeled Jack, Tod Slaughter, Hugh Cross, Peter Collingwood, 16 January 1950, retrieved 9 July 2018
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