The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
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 mother's suspicions merely a red herring?
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
54 audience votes
Key crew
- Hugo FregoneseDirector
- Robert Presnell Jr.Screenplay
- Barré LyndonScreenplay
- Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack PalanceSlade
- Constance SmithLily Bonner
- Byron PalmerInsp. Paul Warwick
- Frances BavierHelen Harley
- Rhys WilliamsWilliam Harley
- Sean McCloryConstable #1
- Leslie BradleyConstable #2
- Tita PhillipsDaisy (the maid)
- Lester MatthewsChief Insp. Melville
- Harry CordingDetective Sgt. Bates
- Lilian BondAnnie Rowley
- Isabel JewellKaty