| The Terror | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Richard Bird |
| Written by | William Freshman |
| Based on | The Terror by Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Lionel Tomlinson |
| Music by | Marr Mackie |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British Picture Corporation |
Release date | May 1938 |
Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Terror is a 1938 British crime film directed by Richard Bird and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Linden Travers and Bernard Lee.[1] It was based on the 1927 play The Terror by Edgar Wallace (which was adapted from Wallace's 1926 story The Black Abbot). The play had previously been adapted as an American film The Terror in 1928.[2]
It was shot at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe.
Plot summary
A group of criminals carry out a daring robbery of an armoured van. Two of the criminals are betrayed by the mastermind of the operation. After ten years in prison, they come out and search for the man behind the crimes who betrayed them. But the police are on their tail also wanting to find out who was behind the robbery.
Cast
- Wilfrid Lawson – Mr. Goodman
- Bernard Lee – Ferdy Fane
- Arthur Wontner – Col. Redmayne
- Linden Travers – Mary Redmayne
- Henry Oscar – Joe Connor
- Iris Hoey – Mrs. Elvery
- Stanley Lathbury – Hawkins, the Butler
- Lesley Wareing – Veronica Elvery
- Alastair Sim – "Soapy" Marx
- John Turnbull – Superintendent Hallick
- Richard Murdoch – Detective Lewis
- Edward Lexy – Inspector Dobie
- Kathleen Harrison – Gladys, the Maid
- Irene Handl – Kitchen Maid
References
- ^ "The Terror". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
- ^ Goble p.488
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
- The Terror at IMDb
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