The Brighton Strangler

5.9(12)19451h 7m

CrimeDramaThriller

After suffering a head injury during the London Blitz, theatre actor John Loder comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.

Director

Max Nosseck

Cast

John Loder

Reginald Parker / Edward Grey

June Duprez

April Manby Carson

Michael St. Angel

Lieutenant Bob Carson

Miles Mander

Chief Inspector W.R. Allison

Rose Hobart

Dorothy Kent

Gilbert Emery

Dr. Manby

Rex Evans

Leslie Shelton

Matthew Boulton

Inspector Graham

Olaf Hytten

Banks

Lydia Bilbrook

Mrs. Manby

Ian Wolfe

Lord Mayor Herman Brandon R. Clive

Milton Owen

Inspector (Uncredited)

Reviews

2 reviews

John Chard

7y ago

8.0

You shall not see in the New year. During WW II as one of the Luftwafte air raids hits London, Reginald Parker, a successful actor, is knocked out and heavily concussed. Upon awaking he believes himself to be Edward Grey, the notorious Brighton Strangler he has been portraying on the stage! Clocking in at just 67 minutes, The Brighton Strangler just about has enough time to get in and do i...

Geronimo1967

1y ago

6.0

This is a rather better effort than I'm used to from John Loder. He's a successful actor who has wowed the audiences with his eponymous portrayal for 300 nights but has now had enough. Planning to head to the seaside for a break with his fiancée "April" (June Duprez) they get caught up in the blitz and next thing he has quite a bandage on his head. Meantime, people start turning up dead, strangled...