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A young captain, after participating in a duel, becomes the suspect in a series of killings in Epping Forest.A young captain, after participating in a duel, becomes the suspect in a series of killings in Epping Forest.A young captain, after participating in a duel, becomes the suspect in a series of killings in Epping Forest.
Lorraine Clewes
- Helen Sedgefield
- (as Loraine Clewes)
John Coyle
- Dennis
- (as John E. Coyle)
Barry O'Neill
- George Wraydon
- (as Barry O'Neil)
Frank Hawkins
- Roberts
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Owen George
- Maurice Sandoz(uncredited)
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- TriviaOpening credits: The characters and events depicted in this photoplay are fictional. any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
- GoofsAfter the scene in which the identity of the old, blind beggar is revealed to the audience the screen fades to black. As the next scene (with Squire Sedgefield sitting writing at his table) commences the sound of galloping horse hooves can be heard and the ghost-like image of a horse and rider can be seen moving across the screen towards the camera seemingly passing through the candelabra on the table. This is not a ghost but a goof. This is an overlap from a second scene of George Heeningham riding to deliver the letter to the Colonel that must have been edited out of the final version of the film. The horse can be heard and seen at around 27 minutes 15 seconds into the film.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: At the opening of the last century this island of ours stood alone facing the menace of Buonaparte's mastery of Europe.
At this vital moment there were a few traitorous Englishmen willing to sell their country for their gain.
EPPING TOWN 1805 The Office of John Ricker... Bow Street Runner.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Princeton Vice Presents: The Curse of the Wraydons (2022)
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Top Hats in the Woods
The Curse of the Wraydons was made in 1946 but feels like it was made in 1934, such is the creaky pace, static scenes and slow, exaggerated acting on display throughout the yarn. The film is slow, but the day is saved by the majestic turn of Tod Slaughter as the fiendish Chief, an arch villain in the employ of Napoleon, who murders, schemes and plots aplenty. Tod is always lurking in the shadows, laughing maniacally (often at nothing in particular), and is prone to nodding to himself repeatedly when spying through various windows. Yet, while there is scarcely an inch of the scenery that is left unchewed, Tod Slaughter really animates every scene he is in with his unrelentingly evil antics, as he was a unique acting talent in his dogged adherence and revival of the classic elements of the penny dreadful tradition and I truly love his work. So, there is much talk of the exploits of Spring-Heeled Jack, but no heel-springing is ever evident, but there are secret passages, a proto trash compactor, duels, braces of pistols, French spies, and Tod watching and anticipating torture with hand-rubbing glee. So, the film is not as fun as the other Tod Slaughter films, but there are still melodramatic larks galore.
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- The Curse of the Wraydons
- Filming locations
- Bushey Studios, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK(studio: made at Bushey Film Studios)
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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