The Greed of William Hart (1948)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1948
Running Times: 72 mins (USA)     79 mins
Length: 7005 ft
Format: black and white     35mm
Ratio: 1.37:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Bushey Studios
Producer: Gilbert Church

SCRIPT
Script: John Gilling

DIRECTION
Director: Oswald Mitchell
Assistant Director: John Gilling

PHOTOGRAPHY
Lighting: S.D. Onions, D.P. Cooper
Camera Operator: W. Noakes
Stills: W.A. Armour

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: John F. House

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Ken Wiles

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Charles Dixon
Hair: J. Hollis

CAST
Tod Slaughter (William Hart)
Henry Oscar (Mr Moore)
Jenny Lynn (Helen Moore)
Winifred Melville (Meg Hart)
Aubrey Woods ('Daft Jamie' Wilson)
Patrick Addison (Hugh Alston)
Arnold Bell (Dr Cox)
Mary Love (Mary Patterson)
Ann Trego (Janet Brown)
Edward Malin (David Patterson)
Hubert Woodward (Innkeeper Swanson)
Dennis Wyndham (Sergeant Fisher)

Canada
Theatrical Distributor: Ambassador Film Distributors

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Hoffberg Productions Inc
Video Distributor: Sinister Cinema
DVD Distributors: Alpha Video (ALP 4594D)

TIMELINE

1953
August
8: USA - television broadcast (on WABD)

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Crimes of Burke and Hare - working title
Horror Maniacs – US title

SEE ALSO
Burke and Hare (1971)
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
The Flesh and the Fiends (1959)
Play of the Month: The Anatomist (1980)

REFERENCES

OTHER SOURCES

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KEYWORDS

body snatching, bodysnatchers, true crime

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008