The Curse of the Wraydons

The Curse of the Wraydons
The Curse of the Wraydons
Directed by	Victor M. Gover
Written by	Owen George; Maurice Sandoz (play); W. G. Willis (play);
Produced by	Gilbert Church; J. C. Jones;
Starring	Tod Slaughter; Bruce Seton; Henry Caine; Pearl Cameron;
Cinematography	S.D. Onions
Edited by	Victor M. Gover
Production; company	Bushey Studios
Distributed by	Ambassador Film Productions
Release date	19 December 1946;
Running time	94 mins
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Curse of the Wraydons is a 1946 British thriller film directed by Victor M. Gover and starring Tod Slaughter, Bruce Seton and Henry Caine.^[1] It was based on the 1928 play Spring-Heeled Jack by Maurice Sandoz, which was in turn based upon the 1849 play by W. G. Willis. It was made at Bushey Studios.

Plot[edit]

During the Napoleonic Wars an Englishman, who is sent into exile, agrees to become a spy for France. It features Victorian legendary character Spring-heeled Jack.

Cast[edit]

Tod Slaughter – Philip Wraydon
Bruce Seton – Jack Wraydon, 'Spring Heeled Jack'
Henry Caine – George Wraydon
Pearl Cameron – Rose Wraydon
Andrew Laurence – George Heeningham
Alan Lawrance – Squire Sedgefield
Lorraine Clewes – Helen Sedgefield
Gabriel Toyne – Payne
Ben Williams – John Rickers
John Coyle – Dennis
Daphne Arthur – Alice Maitland
Barry O'Neill – George Wraydon

Distribution[edit]

The film was released in the USA by Hoffberg Productions Inc. in 1953, edited to 75 minutes and retitled Strangler's Morgue, on a double bill with Slaughter's "The Greed of William Hart", which was also retitled as Horror Maniacs. Another version starring Tod Slaughter was produced in 1950 by BBC titled Spring-Heeled Jack.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "The Curse of the Wraydons (1946)". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ Spring-Heeled Jack, Tod Slaughter, Hugh Cross, Peter Collingwood, 16 January 1950, retrieved 9 July 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

External links[edit]

The Curse of the Wraydons at IMDb

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[BFI_Wraydons-1] "The Curse of the Wraydons (1946)". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[2] Spring-Heeled Jack, Tod Slaughter, Hugh Cross, Peter Collingwood, 16 January 1950, retrieved 9 July 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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