The Brighton Strangler (1945)

After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, an actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.

Director:

Max Nosseck

Writers:

Hugh Gray (additional dialogue), Max Nosseck (original screenplay),

Stars:

John Loder, June Duprez, Michael St. Angel

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Loder	...	Reginald Parker / Edward Grey
June Duprez	...	April Manby Carson
Michael St. Angel	...	Lt. Bob Carson
Miles Mander	...	Chief Inspector W.R. Allison
Rose Hobart	...	Dorothy Kent
Gilbert Emery	...	Dr. Manby
Rex Evans	...	Leslie Shelton
Matthew Boulton	...	Inspector Graham
Olaf Hytten	...	Banks, the valet
Lydia Bilbrook	...	Mrs. Manby
Ian Wolfe	...	Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive

Storyline

During WW II, one of the hits of the London stage is a play about a murderer who strangles his victims. The actor who plays the strangler identifies so strongly with his part that when he receives a blow to the head during a bombing raid, he believes that he actually is the strangler.

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Plot Keywords:

strangler | actor | brighton | theater | london blitz | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1945 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

L'estrangulador de Brighton

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Overseas program #892.

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Goofs

The establishing shot is a stock picture of the British House of Parliament. Apparently no one noticed that it was printed backwards, as the building is on the wrong side of the Thames.

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Quotes

Reginald Parker: There'll be no New Year for you. You'll go out with the old one.

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Connections

References Room Service (1938)

User Reviews

a great performance by John Loder

Though the film is sometimes hard to take, and had flimsy scenes, Loder is great as the actor overcome by shock, who becomes the character he was portraying on stage, a maniacal strangler! Certainly worth seeing on TV, since it does note seem available on video. And try to catch some of Nosseck's other flics, as he was in interesting german director, and handled noir well, especially with Lawrence Tierney.