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The Brighton Strangler (1945)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Crime, Drama, Thriller
Written By:Arnold Lipp, Max Nosseck
In Theaters:5/10/1945
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Runtime:67 minutes
Studio:RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Max Nosseck
Director
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
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