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Man in the Attic

Man in the Attic

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

19535.41h 22m

Overview

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?

Directed by Hugo Fregonese
Written by Robert Presnell Jr., Barré Lyndon, Marie Belloc Lowndes
Produced by Robert L. Jacks
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Top Cast

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

T

Tita Phillips

Daisy (the maid)

Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Chief Insp. Melville

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Detective Sgt. Bates

Themes & Keywords

london, englandbased on novel or bookjack the rippervictorian englandserial killer

About Man in the Attic

Man in the Attic is a thriller, crime, horror film released in 1953 exploring themes of london, england, based on novel or book, jack the ripper, victorian england, serial killer. Directed by Hugo Fregonese, it stars Jack Palance, Constance Smith, Byron Palmer. 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?

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