Grip of the Strangler

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Grip of the Strangler

"KING OF THE MONSTERS! KARLOFF IN HIS NEW HORROR HIT!"

1958

1h 18m

5.9(39 votes)

Horror

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.

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19 members

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Boris Karloff

James Rankin

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Jean Kent

Cora Seth

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Elizabeth Allan

Barbara Rankin

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Anthony Dawson

Supt. Burk

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Vera Day

Pearl

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Tim Turner

Dr. Kenneth McColl

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Diane Aubrey

Lily Rankin

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Max Brimmell

Newgate Prison Turnkey

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Leslie Perrins

Newgate Prison Governor

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Jessica Cairns

Asylum Maid

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Dorothy Gordon

Hannah

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Desmond Roberts

Dr. Johnson

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Roy Russell

Medical Superintendent

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Derek Birch

Guyse Hospital Superintendent

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Peggy Ann Clifford

Kate

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John Fabian

Young Blood

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Joan Elvin

Can-Can Girl

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Audrey Sykes

Laughing Lady at Hanging (uncredited)

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Marie Devereux

Show Girl (uncredited)

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