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The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936)

69 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller  -   May 1936 (UK)
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A crazed killer known as "The Spinebreaker" is terrorizing London with a series of grisly murders. The police seem powerless to stop him.

Director:

George King

Writers:

Jack Celestin, Frederick Hayward (screenplay), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor and D.J. Williams
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Cast

Cast overview:
Tod Slaughter Tod Slaughter ...
Marjorie Taylor Marjorie Taylor ...
D.J. Williams D.J. Williams ...
Eric Portman Eric Portman ...
Graham Soutten Graham Soutten ...
Nathaniel (as Ben Soutten)
Gerald Barry Gerald Barry ...
George M. Slater George M. Slater ...
Charles Penrose Charles Penrose ...
Sir Franklin
Norman Pierce Norman Pierce ...
Landlord
Flotsam and Jetsam Flotsam and Jetsam ...
Themselves
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Storyline

The film begins in a BBC studio with the 100th edition of "In Town Tonight". Flotsam and Jetsom open with a "topical number". Then there is an interview with a distinguished actor, which dissolves into a performance of one of his famous melodramas about a wicked moneylender etc. Written by Michael Crew <m.crew@bbcnc.org.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Melodrama | Serial Killer | Slaughter | Mass Murder | Broken Back  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Connections

Featured in Doom Asylum (1987) See more »

Soundtracks

"Colonel Bogey"
(uncredited)
Music by Kenneth Alford See more »