East of Piccadilly

East of Piccadilly (U.S. title: The Strangler) is a 1941 British mystery film directed by Harold Huth and starring Judy Campbell, Sebastian Shaw, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Edwards, Martita Hunt, Charles Victor and Frederick Piper. The screenplay was by J. Lee Thompson and Lesley Storm based on the story of the same title by Gordon Beckles.

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

• Judy Campbell as Penny Sutton
• Sebastian Shaw as Tamsie Green
• Niall MacGinnis as Joe
• Henry Edwards as Inspector
• George Pughe as Oscar Kuloff
• Martita Hunt as Ma
• George Hayes as Mark Struberg
• Cameron Hall as George
• Edana Romney as Sadie Jones
• Bunty Payne as Tania
• Charles Victor as Editor
• Frederick Piper as Ginger Harris
• Bill Fraser as Maxie

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The film captures the authentic squalid atmosphere of the demi-monde of Soho and the night clubs and the queer humanity that live in the crowded tenement houses, and there is sufficient humour both in the dialogue and the situations to lift it out of the common rut of such films. Judy Campbell makes a not-so-hard-boiled crime reporter, Niall McGinnis gives a good study of a Cockney peanut-seller, dragged by accident into the atmosphere of crime, and Martita Hunt as the proprietress of a café puts a lot of real acting into a small part."

TV Guide called it an "outdated mystery yarn".

External links

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• Review at Moriareviews

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