| The Curse of the Wraydons | |
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| Directed by | Victor M. Gover |
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| Cinematography | S.D. Onions |
| Edited by | Victor M. Gover |
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| Distributed by | Ambassador Film Productions |
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Running time | 94 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Curse of the Wraydons is a 1946 British thriller film directed by Victor M. Gover and starring Tod Slaughter, Bruce Seton and Henry Caine.[1] It was based on the 1928 play Spring-Heeled Jack by Maurice Sandoz, which was in turn based upon the 1849 play by W. G. Willis. It was made at Bushey Studios.
Plot
During the Napoleonic Wars an Englishman, who is sent into exile, agrees to become a spy for France. It features Victorian legendary character Spring-heeled Jack.
Cast
- Tod Slaughter – Philip Wraydon
- Bruce Seton – Jack Wraydon, 'Spring Heeled Jack'
- Henry Caine – George Wraydon
- Pearl Cameron – Rose Wraydon
- Andrew Laurence – George Heeningham
- Alan Lawrance – Squire Sedgefield
- Lorraine Clewes – Helen Sedgefield
- Gabriel Toyne – Payne
- Ben Williams – John Rickers
- John Coyle – Dennis
- Daphne Arthur – Alice Maitland
- Barry O'Neill – George Wraydon
Distribution
The film was released in the USA by Hoffberg Productions Inc. in 1953, edited to 75 minutes and retitled Strangler's Morgue, on a double bill with Slaughter's "The Greed of William Hart", which was also retitled as Horror Maniacs. Another version starring Tod Slaughter was produced in 1950 by BBC titled Spring-Heeled Jack.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Curse of the Wraydons (1946)". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ Spring-Heeled Jack, Tod Slaughter, Hugh Cross, Peter Collingwood, 16 January 1950, retrieved 9 July 2018
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