Grip of the Strangler
(1958)

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

Released: 1958-05-11

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

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Boris Karloff

as James Rankin

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Jean Kent

as Cora Seth

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Elizabeth Allan

as Barbara Rankin

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Anthony Dawson

as Supt. Burk

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Vera Day

as Pearl

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Tim Turner

as Dr. Kenneth McColl

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Diane Aubrey

as Lily Rankin

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Max Brimmell

as Newgate Prison Turnkey

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Leslie Perrins

as Newgate Prison Governor

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Jessica Cairns

as Asylum Maid

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Dorothy Gordon

as Hannah

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Desmond Roberts

as Dr. Johnson

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Roy Russell

as Medical Superintendent

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Derek Birch

as Guyse Hospital Superintendent

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Peggy Ann Clifford

as Kate

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John Fabian

as Young Blood

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Joan Elvin

as Can-Can Girl

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Audrey Sykes

as Laughing Lady at Hanging (uncredited)

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Marie Devereux

as Show Girl (uncredited)

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Robert Day

Director

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John Croydon

Producer

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Richard Gordon

Producer

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John Croydon

Writer

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Jan Read

Writer

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Richard Gordon

Executive Producer

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Peter Mayhew

Editor

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Buxton Orr

Original Music Composer

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Lionel Banes

Director of Photography

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Barbara Barnard

Hairstylist

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Jim Hydes

Makeup Artist

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Ronald Kinnoch

Production Manager

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Douglas Hickox

Assistant Director

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John Elphick

Set Designer

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Les Bowie

Special Effects

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Anna Duse

Costume Supervisor

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Leo Rogers

Camera Operator

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Terry Poulton

Sound Editor

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Hazel Swift

Script Supervisor

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Frederic Lewis

Conductor

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