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Man in the Attic (1953)

The Life...The Loves...The Crimes of Jack the Ripper!

Genre : Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Hugo Fregonese
Writer : Robert Presnell Jr., Barré Lyndon

Synopsis

London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley finds Slade odd and increasingly suspects the worst; her niece Lily (star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and increasingly attractive. Is Lily in danger, or are her mother's suspicions merely a red herring?

Actors

Jack Palance
Jack Palance
Slade
Constance Smith
Constance Smith
Lily Bonner
Byron Palmer
Byron Palmer
Insp. Paul Warwick
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier
Helen Harley
Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams
William Harley
Sean McClory
Sean McClory
Constable #1
Leslie Bradley
Leslie Bradley
Constable #2
Tita Phillips
Tita Phillips
Daisy (the maid)
Lester Matthews
Lester Matthews
Chief Insp. Melville
Harry Cording
Harry Cording
Detective Sgt. Bates
Lilian Bond
Lilian Bond
Annie Rowley
Isabel Jewell
Isabel Jewell
Katy
Lisa Daniels
Lisa Daniels
Mary Lenihan

Crews

Hugo Fregonese
Hugo Fregonese
Director
Robert Presnell Jr.
Robert Presnell Jr.
Screenplay
Barré Lyndon
Barré Lyndon
Screenplay
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Novel
Robert L. Jacks
Robert L. Jacks
Producer
Leonard Goldstein
Leonard Goldstein
Executive Producer
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Leo Tover
Leo Tover
Director of Photography
Marjorie Fowler
Marjorie Fowler
Editor
Leland Fuller
Leland Fuller
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Eli Benneche
Eli Benneche
Set Decoration
Travilla
Travilla
Costume Design
Louis Hippe
Louis Hippe
Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

Man in the Attic (1953) - Trailer

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