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The Curse of the Wraydons
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Wikipedia article
'The Curse of the Wraydons' is a 1946 British thriller film directed by Victor M. Gover and starring Tod Slaughter, Bruce Seton and Henry Caine.
It was based on the play 'Spring-Heeled Jack' by Maurice Sandoz. It was made at Bushey Studios.
Plot
During the Napoleonic Wars an Englishman, who is sent into exile, agrees to become a spy for France. It features Victorian legendary character Spring-heeled Jack.
Cast
* Tod Slaughter Philip Wraydon
* Bruce Seton Jack Wraydon, 'Spring Heeled Jack'
* Henry Caine George Wraydon
* Pearl Cameron Rose Wraydon
* Andrew Laurence George Heeningham
* Alan Lawrance Squire Sedgefield
* Lorraine Clewes Helen Sedgefield
* Gabriel Toyne Payne
* Ben Williams John Rickers
* John Coyle Dennis
* Daphne Arthur Alice Maitland
* Barry O'Neill George Wraydon
Distribution
The film was released in the USA by Hoffberg Productions Inc. in 1953, edited to 75 minutes and retitled 'Strangler's Morgue', on a double bill with Slaughter's "The Greed of William Hart", which was also retitled as 'Horror Maniacs'. Another version starring Tod Slaughter was produced in 1950 by BBC titled 'Spring-Heeled Jack'.
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