The Brighton Strangler (1945)
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12% want to see it
(210 ratings)
John Loder plays a prominent London actor, lately starring in a play about a maniacal strangler. When the theatre is bombed by the Nazis, Loder suffers a head injury. Thereafter, he cannot separate fact from fiction, and periodically becomes the strangler that he is playing on stage. Loder's… More John Loder plays a prominent London actor, lately starring in a play about a maniacal strangler. When the theatre is bombed by the Nazis, Loder suffers a head injury. Thereafter, he cannot separate fact from fiction, and periodically becomes the strangler that he is playing on stage. Loder's lady love June Duprez puts her own life on the line in attempting to save Loder from himself. The Brighton Strangler benefits from its brisk 67-minute running time, which allows the story to unfold without undue padding or muddled psychological overtones. Interestingly, John Loder's character is triggered into becoming a murderer whenever someone inadvertently recites one of the lines from his play--a dramatic device later utilized to fuller effect in Richard Condon's The Manchurian Candidate. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Max Nosseck
- Written By
- Max Nosseck, Hugh Gray
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Romance, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The film had too many plot holes to be believable...
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Cast
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John Loder
as Reginald
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June Duprez
as April
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Miles Mander
as Allison
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Rose Hobart
as Dorothy
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Gilbert Emery
as Dr. Manby
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Rex Evans
as Shelton
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Matthew Boulton
as Inspector Graham
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Olaf Hytten
as Banke
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Lydia Bilbrook
as Mrs. Manby
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Ian Wolfe
as Mayor
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Michael St. Angel
as Bob
