Man in the Attic (1953)

  • NR
  • 12/23/1953 (US)
  • Thriller, Crime, Horror
  • 1h 22m

The Life...The Loves...The Crimes of Jack the Ripper!

Overview

London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley finds Slade odd and increasingly suspects the worst; her niece Lily (star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and increasingly attractive. Is Lily in danger, or are her mother's suspicions merely a red herring?

Hugo Fregonese

Director

Robert Presnell Jr.

Screenplay

Barré Lyndon

Screenplay

Marie Belloc Lowndes

Novel

Cast

Jack Palance's headshot

Jack Palance

Slade
Constance Smith's headshot

Constance Smith

Lily Bonner
Byron Palmer's headshot

Byron Palmer

Insp. Paul Warwick
Frances Bavier's headshot

Frances Bavier

Helen Harley
Rhys Williams's headshot

Rhys Williams

William Harley
Sean McClory's headshot

Sean McClory

Constable #1
Leslie Bradley's headshot

Leslie Bradley

Constable #2
Tita Phillips's headshot

Tita Phillips

Daisy (the maid)

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