Jack the Ripper

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.

Cast

Lee Patterson

as Sam Lowry

Eddie Byrne

as Inspector O'Neill

Betty McDowall

as Anne Ford

Ewen Solon

as Sir David Rogers

John Le Mesurier

as Dr. Tranter

George Rose

as Clarke

Philip Leaver

as Music Hall Manager / O'Reilly

Barbara Burke

as Kitty Knowles

Anne Sharp

as Helen Morris

Denis Shaw

as Simes

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Eddie Byrne is quite effective in this short and sweet adaptation of the "Jack the Ripper" story. Tempers amongst the populace run high as mutilated bodies are turning up in Whitechapel and the pressure is on his "Insp. O'Neill" to try to apprehend the culprit before the price of prostitutes skyrock...

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