The Brighton Strangler
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| Directed by | Max Nosseck |
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| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Les Millbrook |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
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| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Brighton Strangler is a 1945 American crime film directed by Max Nosseck and starring John Loder, June Duprez and Michael St. Angel.[1]
Plot
During The Blitz in wartime London, an actor suffers concussion and believes himself to be the character he has most recently been playing - a vicious strangler with a hit list of potential victims.
Cast
- John Loder as Reginald Parker / Edward Grey
- June Duprez as April Manby Carson
- Michael St. Angel as Lieutenant Bob Carson
- Miles Mander as Chief Inspector W.R. Allison
- Rose Hobart as Dorothy Kent
- Gilbert Emery as Doctor Manby (final film)
- Rex Evans as Leslie Shelton
- Matthew Boulton as Inspector Graham
- Olaf Hytten as Banks, the valet
- Lydia Bilbrook as Mrs Manby
- Ian Wolfe as Lord Mayor
- Frank Mayo as Policeman (uncredited)
Legacy
This film has been championed since 2013 by the British movie podcast "AttaboyClarence", (named after the final line in It's A Wonderful Life) in which the Strangler's reading of the word "Canterbury..." has become the podcast's catchphrase.