"The Brighton Strangler" is an amazingly good B-movie that was so good that only two years later, it was remade as a feature film...an A-picture starring Ronald Colman in "A Double Life". However, while RKO made the first film, Universal did the remake...but they changed the film enough that apparently RKO didn't feel a need to sue. But they are essentially the same film.
Reginald Parker (John Loder) is responsible for writing and starring in a radio play, "The Brighton Strangler". However, this radio show was made during WWII and soon after completing the show, Parker is caught up in a bombing raid and he's seriously injured. When he awakens, he cannot recall who he is and since the radio show was on his mind when the attack occurred, he now believes that HE is the strangler! As a result, he heads to Brighton and begins replicating the murders in the radio play!!
This is a wonderful B-movie. While it is technically a B due to its brief runtime, it is first class when it comes to the cast and atmosphere. It's tense and exciting...and well worth seeing...just like "A Double Life".
Reginald Parker (John Loder) is responsible for writing and starring in a radio play, "The Brighton Strangler". However, this radio show was made during WWII and soon after completing the show, Parker is caught up in a bombing raid and he's seriously injured. When he awakens, he cannot recall who he is and since the radio show was on his mind when the attack occurred, he now believes that HE is the strangler! As a result, he heads to Brighton and begins replicating the murders in the radio play!!
This is a wonderful B-movie. While it is technically a B due to its brief runtime, it is first class when it comes to the cast and atmosphere. It's tense and exciting...and well worth seeing...just like "A Double Life".