Jack the Ripper
This "Lady" Has Taken Her Last Walk!
1959 | 84m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Monty Berman, Robert S. Baker |
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| Writer: | Jimmy Sangster |
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| A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case. | |
| Release Date: | May 28, 1959 |
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| Director: | Monty Berman, Robert S. Baker |
| Writer: | Jimmy Sangster |
| Genres: | Horror, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | jack the ripper |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Mid Century Film Productions Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lee Patterson | Sam Lowry |
| Eddie Byrne | Inspector O'Neill |
| Betty McDowall | Anne Ford |
| Ewen Solon | Sir David Rogers |
| John Le Mesurier | Dr. Tranter |
| George Rose | Clarke |
| Philip Leaver | Music Hall Manager / O'Reilly |
| Barbara Burke | Kitty Knowles |
| Anne Sharp | Helen Morris |
| Denis Shaw | Simes |
| Endre Muller | Louis Benz |
| Esma Cannon | Nelly |
| George Woodbridge | Blake |
| Bill Shine | Lord Tom Sopwith |
| Marianne Stone | Drunken Woman |
| Garard Green | Dr. Urquhart |
| Dorinda Stevens | Margaret / Maggie |
| John Barrett | Onlooker at 2nd Murder Scene |
| Patricia Phoenix | Rowdy Woman in the Crowd |
| Jennifer White | Beth |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Monty Berman | Director |
| Robert S. Baker | Director |
| Jimmy Sangster | Screenplay, Scenario Writer |
| Peter Hammond | Scenario Writer |
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Popularity History
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Eddie Byrne is quite effective in this short and sweet adaptation of the "Jack the Ripper" story. Tempers amongst the populace run high as mutilated bodies are turning up in Whitechapel and the pressure is on his "Insp. O'Neill" to try to apprehend the culprit before the price of prostitutes skyrock ... ets and/or there is a riot egged on by the malevolent "Simes" (Denis Shaw). The production makes reasonably good use of darkness, mists and shadow to help create and sustain a sense of menace as the story develops. The supporting cast provides solid, if not particularly engaging, support and the directing is well enough paced to keep the film intriguing enough. Did Scotland Yard really need an American to help out, or did the box office? Either way, this is still a watchable mystery that entertains well enough.