The Terror (1938)
A criminal mastermind betrayed them and now they're out for revenge
For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his erstwhile associates, Joe Conner and 'Soapy' Marks, have plotted revenge on the mastermind whose double-crossing sent them to Dartmoor prison without their share of the bullion stolen in a daring raid.
- Date of release
- 1938-05-02
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Mystery
- Director
- Richard Bird
Casting
- Wilfrid Lawson — Mr. Goodman
- Bernard Lee — Ferry Fane
- Alastair Sim — 'Soapy' Marx
- Arthur Wontner — Colonel Redmayne
- Linden Travers — Mary Redmayne
- Henry Oscar — Joe Conner
- Iris Hoey — Mrs. Elvery
- Stanley Lathbury — Hawkins
- Lesley Wareing — Veronica Elvery
- John Turnbull — Superintendent Hallick
- Richard Murdoch — Detective Lewis
- Edward Lexy — Inspector Dobie
Interesting facts
The Terror is a 1938 British crime film directed by Richard Bird and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Linden Travers and Bernard Lee. It was based on the 1927 play The Terror by Edgar Wallace. The play had previously been adapted as the American film The Terror (1928).
Production
It was shot at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe.
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