The Curse of the Wraydons
# The Curse of the Wraydons

The Curse of the Wraydons is a 1946 British thriller film directed by Victor M. Gover and starring Tod Slaughter, Bruce Seton and Henry Caine. It was based on the 1928 play Spring-Heeled Jack by Maurice Sandoz, which was in turn based upon the 1849 play by W. G. Willis. It was made at Bushey Studios.

## Plot

During the Napoleonic Wars an Englishman, who is sent into exile, agrees to become a spy for France. It features Victorian legendary character Spring-heeled Jack.

## Cast

* Tod Slaughter – Philip Wraydon
* Bruce Seton – Jack Wraydon, 'Spring Heeled Jack'
* Henry Caine – George Wraydon
* Pearl Cameron – Rose Wraydon
* Andrew Laurence – George Heeningham
* Alan Lawrance – Squire Sedgefield
* Lorraine Clewes – Helen Sedgefield
* Gabriel Toyne – Payne
* Ben Williams – John Rickers
* John Coyle – Dennis
* Daphne Arthur – Alice Maitland
* Barry O'Neill – George Wraydon

## Distribution

The film was released in the USA by Hoffberg Productions Inc. in 1953, edited to 75 minutes and retitled Strangler's Morgue, on a double bill with Slaughter's "The Greed of William Hart", which was also retitled as Horror Maniacs. Another version starring Tod Slaughter was produced in 1950 by BBC titled Spring-Heeled Jack.

