East of Piccadilly

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East of Piccadilly
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Original movie poster
Directed byHarold Huth
Screenplay byJ. Lee Thompson
Lesley Storm
Based onstory East of Piccadilly by Gordon Beckles
Produced byWalter C. Mycroft
StarringJudy Campbell
Sebastian Shaw
Niall MacGinnis
CinematographyClaude Friese-Greene
Music byMarr Mackie
Distributed byAssociated British Picture Corporation
Producers Releasing Corporation (US)
Release date
  • 5 July 1941 (1941-07-05)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom

East of Piccadilly released in the US as The Strangler is a 1941 British mystery film based on a story by Gordon Beckles.[1][2] It was directed by Harold Huth and starring Judy Campbell, Sebastian Shaw, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Edwards, Martita Hunt, Charles Victor and Frederick Piper.[3][4]

Plot[]

A series of murders in the West End of London baffle the officers of Scotland Yard and draw the interest of a crime reporter to the case.

Cast[]

Critical reception[]

While TV Guide called it an "outdated mystery yarn",[5] Moria wrote that "East of Piccadilly gets by on a certain snappiness. The dialogue often has a dry wit about it."[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "East of Piccadilly (1941) - Harold Huth | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  2. ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The Strangler" – via www.imdb.com.
  4. ^ "Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute". collections-search.bfi.org.uk.
  5. ^ "The Strangler | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  6. ^ "East of Piccadilly (1940)". 28 June 2002.

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