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The Hangman Waits

A cinema organist carries out a series of grisly murders.

Top Cast

  • John Turnbull

    John Turnbull

    Inspector

  • Beatrice Campbell

    Beatrice Campbell

    Mary

  • Hylton Allen

    Hylton Allen

    Night Editor, Daily Clarion

  • Kenneth Warrington

    Kenneth Warrington

  • Anthony Baird

    Anthony Baird

    Sinclair

  • Leonard Sharp

    Leonard Sharp

    Joe

  • John Le Mesurier

    John Le Mesurier

    Newsman

Overview

A cinema organist carries out a series of grisly murders.

Rating

5.0 / 10
6 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    5 Feb 11, 2023

    This film could almost be an advertisement for the journalistic integrity of the "News of the World" newspaper. Indeed, it's almost a documentary that follows the investigation into the brutal murder of a cinema usherette. We see the crime committed, but have no idea why or whom - all of that, rather procedurally, comes out over the next hour or so. Neither the acting nor the script merit much of a mention here, the production is really very basic, and it's all rather dry, but there is some interesting print works actuality from a day when this was an hugely successful publication and we are offered some rather depressing imagery of just how badly the City of London was damaged by the Blitz. The title flatters to deceive a bit - this isn't really very exciting or memorable.

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