The Crimes Of Stephen Hawke (1936)
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The Crimes of Stephen Hawke opens at a BBC radio studio, where a variety program is being broadcast. After the singing duo of Flotsam and Jetsom and a comic butcher perform, Tod Slaughter appears as himself to perform a radio play about Stephen Hawkes. Hawkes is, to all appearances, a model of… More The Crimes of Stephen Hawke opens at a BBC radio studio, where a variety program is being broadcast. After the singing duo of Flotsam and Jetsom and a comic butcher perform, Tod Slaughter appears as himself to perform a radio play about Stephen Hawkes. Hawkes is, to all appearances, a model of kindliness and decorum. A money-lender, he is compassionate and caring toward his clients, and extremely attentive to his lovely daughter, Julia, whose beauty and innocence make her attractive to many suitors. But Hawkes is not all that he appears. In his guise as {The Spine Breaker}, he is a merciless and notorious murderer, viciously killing his victims in a gory and painful manner. Aided by his assistant, a strange hunchback, the first killing the audience sees involves an obnoxious but otherwise undeserving child. Eventually, Hawkes even kills his best friend; when the friend's son, Matthew discovers the truth, he vows to hunt down Hawkes himself. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi
- Directed By
- George King
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 2, 1936 Wide
- Studio
- Starz
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Cast
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Charles Penrose
as Sir Franklyn
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Norman Pierce
as Landlord
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Eric Portman
as Matthew Trimble
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Graham [Ben] Soutten
as Nathaniel
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Marjorie Taylor
as Julia Hawke
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D.J. Williams
as Joshua Trimble
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Tod Slaughter
as Stephen Hawke
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Gerald Barry
as Miles Archer
