Man in the Attic (1953)
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34% of users liked it
(362 ratings)
Man in the Attic is a sweat-stained remake of the oft-filmed Mary Belloc Lowndes suspense story The Lodger. Jack Palance plays a mild, secretive pathologist who rents an attic apartment in the heart of London. Palance falls in love with dancer Constance Smith, daughter of the landlady, but she… More Man in the Attic is a sweat-stained remake of the oft-filmed Mary Belloc Lowndes suspense story The Lodger. Jack Palance plays a mild, secretive pathologist who rents an attic apartment in the heart of London. Palance falls in love with dancer Constance Smith, daughter of the landlady, but she doesn't seem interested. Meanwhile, several unsolved murders of women have been committed on the fogbound London streets--and all of the victims are showgirls. Unlike Hitchcock's 1926 version of The Lodger, the most likely suspect is indeed the "Jack the Ripper" character hunted by the police. The only surprise in Man in the Attic is that the London bobbies didn't arrest Jack Palance on sight long before the movie started. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Hugo Fregonese
- Written By
- Barré Lyndon, Robert Presnell Jr., Marie Belloc Lowndes, Robert Presnell
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 23, 1953 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 27, 2004
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
There's apparently no need or reason for this remake.
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Phil Hall, Film Threat
Jack the Ripper, this time with a dull blade played by Jack Palance before he turned into a raging ham.
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Cast
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Jack Palance
as Slade
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Constance Smith
as Lily Bonner
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Byron Palmer
as Paul Warwick
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Frances Bavier
as Helen Harley
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Rhys Williams
as William Harley
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Sean McClory
as 1st Constable
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Leslie E. Bradley
as 2nd Constable
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Harry Cording
as Sgt. Bates
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Lillian Bond
as Annie Rowley
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Lisa Daniels
as Mary Lenihan
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Isabel Jewell
as Katy
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Lester Matthews
as Inspector Melville
- Lilian Bond
- Tita Phillips
