Man in the Attic Movie Review 1953

Mild but creepy pathologist Slade (Palance) rents an attic room from Mrs. Harley and moons over her actress daughter Lily (Smith) in late 1880s London. About the same time Lily starts finding Slade attractive and interesting, Mrs. Harvey starts suspecting him of being Jack the Ripper. Satisfying suspenser keeps the audience guessing thanks largely to Palance's ambiguous performance.

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Available on VHS
Running time 82 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Suspense, Jack the Ripper, Roommates from Hell, London, Period Piece: 19th Century, Serial Killers

Screenplay

Barre Lyndon, Robert Presnell

Cast

Jack Palance, Constance Smith, Byron Palmer, Frances Bavier, Rhys Williams, Sean McClory, Leslie Bradley, Lester Matthews, Harry Cording, Lillian Bond, Isabel Jewell

Cinematography

Leo Tover

Director

Hugo Fregonese

Music

Hugo Friedhofer