East of Piccadilly (U.S. title: The Strangler) is a 1941 British mystery film directed by Harold Huth and starring Judy Campbell, Sebastian Shaw, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Edwards, Martita Hunt, Charles Victor and Frederick Piper.[1][2] The screenplay was by J. Lee Thompson and Lesley Storm based on the story of the same title by Gordon Beckles.[3][4]
| East of Piccadilly | |
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 Original movie poster | |
| Directed by | Harold Huth |
| Screenplay by | J. Lee Thompson Lesley Storm |
| Based on | story East of Piccadilly by Gordon Beckles |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | Judy Campbell Sebastian Shaw Niall MacGinnis |
| Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
| Music by | Marr Mackie |
| Distributed by | Associated British Picture Corporation Producers Releasing Corporation (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA series of murders in the West End of London baffle the officers of Scotland Yard and draw the interest of a crime reporter to the case.
Cast
edit- Judy Campbell as Penny Sutton
- Sebastian Shaw as Tamsie Green
- Niall MacGinnis as Joe
- Henry Edwards as Inspector
- George Pughe as Oscar Kuloff
- Martita Hunt as Ma
- George Hayes as Mark Struberg
- Cameron Hall as George
- Edana Romney as Sadie Jones
- Bunty Payne as Tania
- Charles Victor as Editor
- Frederick Piper as Ginger Harris
- Bill Fraser as Maxie
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The film captures the authentic squalid atmosphere of the demi-monde of Soho and the night clubs and the queer humanity that live in the crowded tenement houses, and there is sufficient humour both in the dialogue and the situations to lift it out of the common rut of such films. Judy Campbell makes a not-so-hard-boiled crime reporter, Niall McGinnis gives a good study of a Cockney peanut-seller, dragged by accident into the atmosphere of crime, and Martita Hunt as the proprietress of a café puts a lot of real acting into a small part."[5]
References
edit- ^ "East of Piccadilly". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute". collections-search.bfi.org.uk.
- ^ "East of Piccadilly (1941) - Harold Huth | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "East of Piccadilly". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 8 (85): 13. 1 January 1941 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "The Strangler | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
External links
edit- East of Piccadilly at IMDb
- Review at Moriareviews
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