Lee Patterson

Eddie Byrne

Betty McDowall

Ewen Solon

John Le Mesurier

George Rose

Philip Leaver

Barbara Burke

Anne Sharp

Denis Shaw

Endre Muller

Esma Cannon

George Woodbridge

Bill Shine

Marianne Stone

Garard Green

Dorinda Stevens

John Barrett

Patricia Phoenix

Jennifer White

Robert S. Baker

Monty Berman

Jimmy Sangster

Peter Hammond

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Jack the Ripper

Paramount Pictures

Mid Century Film Productions Ltd.

United Kingdom

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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 skyrockets 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.

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