Grip of the Strangler

Grip of the Strangler

78 mins | Crime, Horror, Mystery | May 11, 1958

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

Grip of the Strangler

78 mins | Crime, Horror, Mystery | May 11, 1958

Grip of the Strangler
A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Amalgamated Productions
Original title Grip of the Strangler
Directors Hazel Swift, Douglas Hickox, Robert Day
Writers Jan Read, John Croydon

Cast

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

Dorothy Gordon

as Hannah

Desmond Roberts

as Dr. Johnson

Roy Russell

as Medical Superintendent

Derek Birch

as Guyse Hospital Superintendent

John Fabian

as Young Blood

Joan Elvin

as Can-Can Girl

Audrey Sykes

as Laughing Lady at Hanging

Marie Devereux

as Minor Role