hwg1957-102-265704 Review of Strangler's Morgue

Strangler's Morgue (1946)

"Rat on us if you want to but face the consequences!"

[5/10 · 3 July 2022]

A rather slow moving film set in rural Essex during the era of Napoleon which is only enlivened when Tod Slaughter, that juiciest of hams, is on the screen either laughing like a maniac, ogling a pretty maiden, disguising himself as a blind beggar or breaking someone's neck. Or throwing knives. Supposedly based on the play 'Spring-Heeled Jack or The Terror Of London' there isn't any spring-heeling (or even leaping about) in it unfortunately. There is a spy theme that isn't really developed. Apart from Tod as 'The Chief' the rest of the cast are a bit dull. The cinematography by S. D. Onions is tolerable on location though the interior sets do look rather meagre. Only worth seeing for Mr. Slaughter slaughtering.