Man in the Attic (1953)

5.5/10 82 min Thriller Crime Horror

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?

Cast

Jack Palance

Slade

Constance Smith

Lily Bonner

Byron Palmer

Insp. Paul Warwick

Frances Bavier

Helen Harley

Rhys Williams

William Harley

Sean McClory

Constable #1

Leslie Bradley

Constable #2

Lester Matthews

Chief Insp. Melville

Harry Cording

Detective Sgt. Bates

Lilian Bond

Annie Rowley

Isabel Jewell

Katy

Lisa Daniels

Mary Lenihan

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