Strangler's Morgue (1946)
"The Curse of the Wraydons" (original title)

Based on a "famous" play , Spring-Heeled Jack or The Terror of London by Maurice Sandoz. Opening credits explain: At the opening of the last century, this island of ours stood alone facing ... See full summary »

Director:

Victor M. Gover

Writers:

Owen George, Maurice Sandoz (play)

Stars:

Tod Slaughter, Bruce Seton, Henry Caine

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tod Slaughter	...	Philip Wraydon (The Chief)
Bruce Seton	...	Jack Wraydon aka 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	...	Lt. Payne
Ben Williams	...	John Rickers
John Coyle	...	Dennis (as John E. Coyle)
Daphne Arthur	...	Alice Maitland
Barry O'Neill	...	George Wraydon
Herbert Appleby
Lionel Gadsden
Joe Cunningham

Storyline

Based on a "famous" play , Spring-Heeled Jack or The Terror of London by Maurice Sandoz. Opening credits explain: At the opening of the last century, this island of ours stood alone facing the menace of Bonaparte's mastery of Europe. At this vital moment there were a few traitorous Englishmen willing to sell their country for their gain.

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 1946 (UK)

Also Known As:

Strangler's Morgue

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gilbert Church Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Spring-Heeled Jack (1950)

User Reviews

Sometimes "bad" films can be extremely entertaining

Many years ago my parents attended an estate sale and obtained an old 16mm projector. We were also given several 16mm films, one of which being the Curse of the Wraydons. It is one of the all time funniest "bad" movies ever made: how none of Slaughter's films made in onto Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (MST3K) is a mystery unto itself. The production values are not too bad, considering the high-end period costumes, but the cinematography and audio is so amateurish as to make this a great film for a group whose minds easily work in MST3K mode. One shot cuts to an extreme close up of Slaughter: it is clearly obvious it's supposed to be scary, but the shot is out of focus enough, and he's grinning from ear to ear enough that when showing the film to a fellow fan of Entertaining Bad Films nearly fell off his chair laughing. Some of the scenes' audio sounds as though recorded in someone's bathroom (particularly an odd fencing duel scene): no one at the time (or at least with this production) ever considered recording the lines separately and replacing inaudible lines with audible lines. Not all bad films are entertaining (e.g., In the Name of the King, D-Wars, etc.), but it's safe to say as a "film maker," Tod Slaughter gives Ed Wood a run for his money when it comes to his Inadvertently-Entertaining Bad films.