Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper (1959)

This "Lady" Has Taken Her Last Walk!

A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.

Date of release
1959-05-28
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (27)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Director
Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman

Casting

Interesting facts

Jack the Ripper is a 1959 film produced and directed by Monty Berman and Robert S. Baker. It is loosely based on Leonard Matters' theory that Jack the Ripper was an avenging doctor. The black-and-white film stars Lee Patterson and Eddie Byrne and co-stars Betty McDowall, John Le Mesurier, and Ewen Solon. It was released in England in 1959, and shown in the United States in 1960.

Production

The film's budget was raised from a combination of pre-sales to Regal Film Distributors at the National Film Finance Corporation. The film was prepared in different edits to accommodate various territories' tolerance of nudity and violence. The British version was subject to some BBFC trims, including a moment at the end where the movie switched from black and white to colour as blood materialized on the floor.

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