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Man in the Attic
“The Life...The Loves...The Crimes of Jack the Ripper!”
5.5 / 10• 1953• 1h 22m•NR• English
ThrillerCrimeHorror
Storyline
London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley finds Slade odd and increasingly suspects the worst; her niece Lily (star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and increasingly attractive. Is Lily in danger, or are her mother's suspicions merely a red herring?
Cast & Crew
Jack Palance
Slade
Lead
Constance Smith
Lily Bonner
Byron Palmer
Insp. Paul Warwick
Frances Bavier
Helen Harley
Rhys Williams
William Harley
Sean McClory
Constable #1
Leslie Bradley
Constable #2
TP
Tita Phillips
Daisy (the maid)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hugo Fregonese's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Man in the Attic is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
