''East of Piccadilly'' released in the US as ''The Strangler'' is a 1941

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based on a story by Gordon Beckles. It was directed by

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and starring

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, Sebastian Shaw,

Niall MacGinnis Patrick Niall MacGinnis (29 March 1913 – 6 January 1977) was an Irish actor who made around 80 screen appearances. Early life MacGinnis was born in Dublin in 1913.

, Henry Edwards,

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and

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Plot

A series of murders in the

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baffle the officers of

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and draw the interest of a crime reporter to the case.

Cast

as Penny Sutton * Sebastian Shaw as Tamsie Green *

Niall MacGinnis Patrick Niall MacGinnis (29 March 1913 – 6 January 1977) was an Irish actor who made around 80 screen appearances. Early life MacGinnis was born in Dublin in 1913.

as Joe * Henry Edwards as Inspector * George Pughe as Oscar Kuloff *

as Ma * George Hayes as Mark Struberg * Cameron Hall as George *

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as Sadie Jones * Bunty Payne as Tania *

as Editor *

as Ginger Harris *

Bill Fraser William Simpson Fraser (5 June 1908 – 9 September 1987) was a Scottish actor who appeared on stage, screen and television for many years. In 1986 he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for his stage role in the play ''W ...

as Maxie

Critical reception

While ''

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'' called it an "outdated mystery yarn", ''Moria'' wrote that "''East of Piccadilly'' gets by on a certain snappiness. The dialogue often has a dry wit about it."

References

External links

* 1941 films 1941 crime films 1941 mystery films British crime films British mystery films Films directed by Harold Huth Films based on British novels Films based on mystery novels Films set in London British black-and-white films Films with screenplays by J. Lee Thompson Films about murder 1940s English-language films 1940s British films {{mystery-film-stub