Mystery ·Crime ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1938 · 1h 15m

The Gaunt Stranger

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Director
Walter Forde
Cast
Patrick Barr as Det. Insp. Alan Wembury Alexander Knox as Dr Anthony Lomond Wilfrid Lawson as Maurice Meister Sonnie Hale as Samuel Cuthbert 'Sam' Hackett Louise Henry as Cora Ann Milton John Longden as Inspector Bliss
Crew
Charles Saunders — Editor Ernest Irving — Original Music Composer Sidney Gilliat — Screenplay Edgar Wallace — Novel
Tagline

Edgar Wallace's Greatest Thriller

Synopsis

A lawyer receives a note telling him that he'll be dead in 48 hours - and Scotland Yard must work fast to uncover the serial killer known as 'The Ringer'.

Mood & Themes
scotland yardserial killer
Key Collaborators
Walter Forde Director Charles Saunders Editor Ernest Irving Original Music Composer Sidney Gilliat Screenplay Edgar Wallace Novel
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