KING OF THE MONSTERS! KARLOFF IN HIS NEW HORROR HIT!
HorrorCrimeMystery1h 18m
6.0
TMDB
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 | 1958 | Theatrical Trailer
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
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Studio
Boris Karloff
James Rankin
Jean Kent
Cora Seth
Elizabeth Allan
Barbara Rankin
Anthony Dawson
Supt. Burk
Vera Day
Pearl
Tim Turner
Dr. Kenneth McColl
Diane Aubrey
Lily Rankin
Max Brimmell
Newgate Prison Turnkey
Leslie Perrins
Newgate Prison Governor
Jessica Cairns
Asylum Maid
Dorothy Gordon
Hannah
Desmond Roberts
Dr. Johnson
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Artiflix2 reviews · 1 fan
1 fresh · 0 rotten
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 never overtly scary, but the atmospherics are palpable and the period flavours superb. This never resorts to cheap thrills, and unusually for the era of film making it doesn't rely on effects work for the transformation sequences - it is just Karloff acting! Plenty of horror movie staples are adhered to, such as a hanging, a coffin opening, an awful prison and an asylum, whilst that even though there's a little filler that could have been cut from the running time, Karloff and the intriguing mystery part of the narrative marry up to the atmosphere to round out a good old classic horror yarn. 7/10
Title
Grip of the Strangler
Released
May 11, 1958
Rated
NR
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
Original Audio
English
Runtime
1h 18m
Status
Released
Studio
Amalgamated Productions
