The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
41 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert DayDirector
- John CroydonWriter
- Jan ReadWriter
- Buxton OrrOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Boris KarloffJames Rankin
- Jean KentCora Seth
- Elizabeth AllanBarbara Rankin
- Anthony DawsonSupt. Burk
- Vera DayPearl
- Tim TurnerDr. Kenneth McColl
- Diane AubreyLily Rankin
- Max BrimmellNewgate Prison Turnkey
- Leslie PerrinsNewgate Prison Governor
- Jessica CairnsAsylum Maid
- Dorothy GordonHannah
- Desmond RobertsDr. Johnson