Man in the Attic

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

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  Jack Palance

  Slade

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  Constance Smith

  Lily Bonner

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  Byron Palmer

  Insp. Paul Warwick

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  Frances Bavier

  Helen Harley

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  Rhys Williams

  William Harley

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  Sean McClory

  Constable #1

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  Leslie Bradley

  Constable #2

• Tita Phillips

  Daisy (the maid)

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  Lester Matthews

  Chief Insp. Melville

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  Harry Cording

  Detective Sgt. Bates

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  Lilian Bond

  Annie Rowley

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  Isabel Jewell

  Katy

Crew

Director

Hugo Fregonese

Writer

Robert Presnell Jr., Barré Lyndon

Cinematography

Leo Tover

Music

Hugo Friedhofer