Man in the Attic
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Man in the Attic

Year:
Duration:
82 min
Genres:
Mystery | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.2
Director:
Hugo Fregonese
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1953-12-23
Filming Locations: 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier
Man in the Attic
Jack Palance
Slade
Constance Smith
Lily Bonner
Byron Palmer
Insp. Paul Warwick
Rhys Williams
William Harley
Sean McClory
Constable #1
Leslie Bradley
Constable #2
Tita Phillips
Daisy (the maid)
Lester Matthews
Chief Insp. Melville (as Lester Mathews)
Harry Cording
Detective Sgt. Bates
Lisa Daniels
Mary Lenihan
Lilian Bond
Annie Rowley
Isabel Jewell
Katy
James Conaty
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Sylvia Lewis
Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Mickey Martin
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Ben Wright
Detective in Theatre Box (uncredited)
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Trivia
The sixth and last victim of the Ripper in the film is Irish immigrant Mary Lenihan, who is killed in her one room flat. Her dying screams alert nearby constables who narrowly miss catching the serial killer. In reality, the last of the Ripper's five, not six, canonical victims was Irish immigrant Mary Kelly, killed and disemboweled in her one room flat, the only one of the victims killed indoors. Kelly's screams, if any, went unheard, and the Ripper mutilated her at his leisure throughout the night. The ghastly sight was not discovered until the morning when a rent collector saw the ghastly scene through her window at 10:45 a.m.
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The Thames River as seen in the film is obviously a studio tank. It has no current, and when the police enter it to find Slade's body at the conclusion, the depth doesn't rise above their thighs.
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Many believe the prime suspect in the murders was Montague John Druitt, a recently discharged teacher at a boys' school, who committed suicide in the Thames in December 1888 just as Slade apparently does in he film. After the discovery of his partially decomposed body the hunt for the Ripper was ostensibly deactivated.
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Goofs
Much is made of anyone with a black leather bag or satchel falling under suspicion as the Ripper. In reality anyone seen wearing a leather apron in the fall of 1888 in London was suspected of being the Ripper.
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In the opening and closing shots which include London Bridge at night, anachronistic cars and buses clearly can be seen crossing the Thames.
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It is obvious during the horse and carriage scene that it is a stuntman, not Palance, participating.
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Quotes
Chief Insp. Melville: [Referring to the police dragnet] Can't get out of this if he's human.
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Slade: [In desperation] I need you Lily! Only you can save me!
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Slade: [Referring to the death masks of killers in the black museum] You treat them like trophies... like a stuffed elk head mounted over the fireplace.
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Faq
Q
Where in London is Whitechapel located?
A
Whitechapel can be located on the following map just east of London's city center. At the time that Jack the Ripper was terrorizing London, the Whitechapel district, and some of the surrounding areas, collectively known as "the East End," were considered to be the most impoverished, crowded, and dangerous areas in all of London.
Q
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Man in the Attic can be found here.
Q
Is 'Man in the Attic' based on a book?
A
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