“Sredni Vashtar” by Saki (1940)

Genre : Horror

Runtime : 12M

Director : David Bradley

Synopsis

David Bradley creates a faithfully suspenseful adaptation of a story by Saki which boasts an inadvertent post-modern attitude.

Actors

David Bradley
David Bradley
Narrator
Mrs. Herbert Hyde
Mrs. Herbert Hyde
Mrs. de Ropp
Reny Kidd
Reny Kidd
Conradin
Lester Luther
Lester Luther
Doctor Luther
Lucielle Powell
Lucielle Powell
Matilda

Crews

David Bradley
David Bradley
Director
Hector Hugh Munro
Hector Hugh Munro
Story

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