Man in the Attic
| Man in the Attic | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Hugo Fregonese |
| Produced by | Robert L. Jacks |
| Screenplay by |
Barré Lyndon Robert Presnell Jr. |
| Based on |
The Lodger 1913 novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes |
| Starring |
Jack Palance Constance Smith Byron Palmer |
| Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Marjorie Fowler |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Man in the Attic is a 1953 mystery film directed by Hugo Fregonese. It was released in the United States on December 23 by Twentieth Century Fox. The movie, based on the 1913 novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes, fictionalizes the Jack the Ripper killings which was previously filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1927, by Maurice Elvey in 1932, by John Brahm in 1944, and subsequently by David Ondaatje in 2009.
Plot summary
The story takes place in London, 1888. On the third night of the Jack the Ripper killings, a man rents out an attic from an older couple in need of extra income. The man (Jack Palance), a research pathologist, begins working on his experiments in the rooms. Helen Harley, the landlady (Frances Bavier), becomes suspicious of the man, especially when her niece Lily Bonner (Constance Smith) shows an interest in him.
Cast
- Jack Palance as Slade
- Constance Smith as Lily Bonner
- Byron Palmer as Insp. Paul Warwick
- Frances Bavier as Helen Harley
- Rhys Williams as William Harley
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Man in the Attic. |
- Man in the Attic at the Internet Movie Database
- Man in the Attic at AllMovie
- Man in the Attic at the TCM Movie Database
- Man in the Attic at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Man in the Attic is available for free download at the Internet Archive Creative Commons Licensed (Public Domain).