The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.
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Eric Portman Dulcie Gray Derek Farr Roland Culver Stanley Holloway Barbara Everest Bonar Colleano Jenny Laird Kathleen Harrison Bill Shine Viola Lyel John Salew John Ruddock Edna Wood George Carney Mary Mackenzie Wilfrid Hyde-White Moira Lister Gerhard Kempinski Caven Watson Wally Patch Frank Atkinson Marie Ault Beatrice Campbell Howard Douglas Alexander Field Soja Ooternan Tony Quinn Johnnie Schofield Harry Terry Klaas van Beek
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