The Gaunt Stranger

The Gaunt Stranger

75 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Oct. 27, 1938

A lawyer receives a note telling him that he'll be dead in 48 hours - and Scotland Yard must work fast to uncover the serial killer known as 'The Ringer'.

The Gaunt Stranger

75 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Oct. 27, 1938

The Gaunt Stranger
A lawyer receives a note telling him that he'll be dead in 48 hours - and Scotland Yard must work fast to uncover the serial killer known as 'The Ringer'.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Ealing Studios, Norwood
Original title The Gaunt Stranger
Directors Walter Forde
Writers Sidney Gilliat, Edgar Wallace

Cast

Patrick Barr

as Det. Insp. Alan Wembury

Alexander Knox

as Dr Anthony Lomond

Wilfrid Lawson

as Maurice Meister

Sonnie Hale

as Samuel Cuthbert 'Sam' Hackett

Louise Henry

as Cora Ann Milton

John Longden

as Inspector Bliss

Patricia Roc

as Mary Lenley

Peter Croft

as John Lenley

Arthur Hambling

as Det. Sgt. Richards

George Merritt

as Police Station Sergeant

John Turnbull

as Prison Governor

Charles Eaton

as Col. Walford

Cameron Hall

as Drunken Scotsman (uncredited)