Grip of the Strangler

KING OF THE MONSTERS! KARLOFF IN HIS NEW HORROR HIT!

6.019581h 18m

Released

Horror

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.

StatusReleased

Release Date1958-05-11

Runtime1h 18m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

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Trailer

Grip of the Strangler | 1958 | Theatrical Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Boris Karloff

as James Rankin

Jean Kent

as Cora Seth

Elizabeth Allan

as Barbara Rankin

Anthony Dawson

as Supt. Burk

Vera Day

as Pearl

Tim Turner

as Dr. Kenneth McColl

Diane Aubrey

as Lily Rankin

Max Brimmell

as Newgate Prison Turnkey

Leslie Perrins

as Newgate Prison Governor

Jessica Cairns

as Asylum Maid

Reviews

John Chard

Oct 30, 2015

7/10

The Haymarket Strangler Returns! Boris Karloff plays a man who comes to believe that a serial killer from 20 years previously was innocent of the murders for which he was hanged. The case starts to consume him, literally... Based on the story "Stranglehold" written by Jan Read, pic unfolds as a creepy take of the Jekyll and Hyde kind. It's ne…

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