This film has the same director, star and Victorian setting as Corridors of Blood but isn't as good.
Boris Karloff is a crime novelist Jim Rankin who also dabbles in social reform and sets out to prove that the man executed for the Haymarket Strangler murders wasn't the one responsible. Unfortunately his investigations turn the spotlight on himself and from that point on the plot goes haywire with a high body count trying to divert attention away from the illogicality of the story.
Jean Kent ( as Cora Seth )
Sex : Cora works in a seedy club and appears in her underwear
Death : Survives
Jean was originally Joan Summerfield from Brixton. She was a former dancer who made her mark in the British film Fanny by Gaslight in 1945. Her star was dimming by this point although she worked in TV down to the early nineties. She died in 2013 aged 92.
Vera Day ( as Pearl )
Sex : Pearl displays an impressive cleavage throughout although her head's not in shot when a drink is poured down it.
Death : Strangled then stabbed by Rankin
Vera gives Barbara Windsor a run for her money as a busty Cockney in this one.
Diane Aubrey ( as Lily Rankin )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
The 18 year old was making her film debut here and it turned out to be the most significant of her half dozen or so film roles. In 1962 she had a season in Z Cars and five years later married its creator Troy Kennedy-Martin which curtailed her acting career. She later worked as a physiotherapist. She is now 77.
Jessica Cairns ( as Asylum Maid )
Sex : No
Death : Strangled and stabbed by Rankin
This was the last film for this obscure bit part actress who disappeared from view in the early sixties.
Dorothy Gordon ( as Hannah )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Dorothy had a long career stretching from 1943 to 2006 although it was punctuated by long absences from film or TV screen. She is now 93.
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