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The Curse of the Wraydons

  • 1946
  • 1 Std. 40 Min.
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4,6/10
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The Curse of the Wraydons (1946)
DramaHorror

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA young captain, after participating in a duel, becomes the suspect in a series of killings in Epping Forest.A young captain, after participating in a duel, becomes the suspect in a series of killings in Epping Forest.A young captain, after participating in a duel, becomes the suspect in a series of killings in Epping Forest.

  • Regie
    • Victor M. Gover
  • Drehbuch
    • Owen George
    • Maurice Sandoz
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Tod Slaughter
    • Bruce Seton
    • Henry Caine
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  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    4,6/10
    179
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • Victor M. Gover
    • Drehbuch
      • Owen George
      • Maurice Sandoz
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Tod Slaughter
      • Bruce Seton
      • Henry Caine
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  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
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    Tod Slaughter
    Tod Slaughter
    • The Chief
    Bruce Seton
    Bruce Seton
    • Jack Wraydon
    Henry Caine
    • George Wraydon
    Pearl Cameron
    • Rose Wraydon
    Andrew Laurence
    • George Heeningham
    Alan Lawrance
    • Squire Sedgefield
    Lorraine Clewes
    • Helen Sedgefield
    • (as Loraine Clewes)
    Ben Williams
    • John Rickers
    Gabriel Toyne
    Gabriel Toyne
    • Lieut. Payne
    John Coyle
    • Dennis
    • (as John E. Coyle)
    Daphne Arthur
    • Alice Maitland
    Barry O'Neill
    • George Wraydon
    • (as Barry O'Neil)
    Herbert Appleby
    Lionel Gadsden
    Joe Cunningham
      Patricia Grant
      Frank Hawkins
      • Roberts
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      • Regie
        • Victor M. Gover
      • Drehbuch
        • Owen George
        • Maurice Sandoz
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      5CinemaSerf

      The Curse of the Wraydons

      The Lord Chamberlain's Department in Britain actively discouraged Tod Slaughter's usual type of film during WWII, so it was not until this little costume melodrama that he was able to return from exile on the stage. It's the usual hammy stuff; only this time the setting is Napoleonic and we are smuggling information not brandy. The "Wraydon" family are meant to be a little bit bonkers - well rest assured, you are left in no doubt as our tale of camp espionage gathers pace. We've got spies, duels and treason a-plenty to keep us entertained for a slightly over-long hour and forty. Lovely to watch with a cup of tea on a dreich afternoon...
      9Badger-20

      Sometimes "bad" films can be extremely entertaining

      Many years ago my parents attended an estate sale and obtained an old 16mm projector. We were also given several 16mm films, one of which being the Curse of the Wraydons. It is one of the all time funniest "bad" movies ever made: how none of Slaughter's films made in onto Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (MST3K) is a mystery unto itself. The production values are not too bad, considering the high-end period costumes, but the cinematography and audio is so amateurish as to make this a great film for a group whose minds easily work in MST3K mode. One shot cuts to an extreme close up of Slaughter: it is clearly obvious it's supposed to be scary, but the shot is out of focus enough, and he's grinning from ear to ear enough that when showing the film to a fellow fan of Entertaining Bad Films nearly fell off his chair laughing. Some of the scenes' audio sounds as though recorded in someone's bathroom (particularly an odd fencing duel scene): no one at the time (or at least with this production) ever considered recording the lines separately and replacing inaudible lines with audible lines. Not all bad films are entertaining (e.g., In the Name of the King, D-Wars, etc.), but it's safe to say as a "film maker," Tod Slaughter gives Ed Wood a run for his money when it comes to his Inadvertently-Entertaining Bad films.
      6Leofwine_draca

      Ham acting in a costume potboiler

      THE CURSE OF THE WRAYDONS is another murky potboiler that comes to us courtesy of Tod Slaughter, the era's top ham actor. This Napoleonic-era story tells of traitors working for the French against the English, mixing it in with a Gothic-style story of family curses and inherent madness.

      Of course, it's all just a vehicle for Slaughter to show off his undeniable talents, which consist of playing up his role theatrically. He's a villain prone to uncontrollable laughter, murky mannerisms, and outlandish facial expressions. His acting belongs on a Victorian stage, but here he was, starring in sensation films for over a decade, and aren't they a lot of fun!

      THE CURSE OF THE WRAYDONS is a mixed bag of a film and certainly not perfect by anybody's measure. It's overlong, it feels very staged, and it's also incredibly slow with lots of added on dialogue scenes that go nowhere. However, scenes of Slaughter and his comrades plotting and committing murder are worth watching for, and the Grand Guignol-style climax has to be seen to be believed. There are some references to the legendary figure Spring-Heeled Jack here, but sadly no actual springing - the budget wasn't big enough for that.
      1malcolmgsw

      Even Slaughter Cannot Redeem This Film

      It would appear that the reviewer from Australia was unaware of Slaughter's reputation for performing in these overheated melodramas,and that he is generally sending up the whole genre.Unfortunately he cannot disguise the sheer awfulness of the whole procedure.The films he made for George King before the war are far superior to his later efforts for Ambassador filmed at the very small studios in Bushey.The main problem is that the film is just so boring it is impossible to hold the attention.Also it has to be said that Slaughter is well past his prime here.It was without the worst of his films and watchable only by those who are devotees of either the genre or of Slaughter himself.
      Dethcharm

      "You Need... A Shock!"...

      STRANGLER'S MORGUE (aka: THE CURSE OF THE WRAYDONS) is about treachery and espionage during the Napoleonic wars. The Wraydon family is allegedly cursed with madness. Jack Wraydon seeks to uphold the family honor.

      Meanwhile, a criminal known as The Chief (Tod Slaughter), an odious traitor and fiend, murders anyone in his way while betraying the crown. He also seeks revenge for an unexpected reason. Although it takes a while for things to get going, Mr. Slaughter comes through as only he can. His gleeful lunacy is at once histrionic and creepy. He even gets his own hidden dungeon, complete with a novel instrument of torture. Without Mr. Slaughter, this would be one dull movie!

      A wonderfully devilish film with a fitting finale...

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      • Wissenswertes
        Opening credits: The characters and events depicted in this photoplay are fictional. any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
      • Patzer
        After the scene in which the identity of the old, blind beggar is revealed to the audience the screen fades to black. As the next scene (with Squire Sedgefield sitting writing at his table) commences the sound of galloping horse hooves can be heard and the ghost-like image of a horse and rider can be seen moving across the screen towards the camera seemingly passing through the candelabra on the table. This is not a ghost but a goof. This is an overlap from a second scene of George Heeningham riding to deliver the letter to the Colonel that must have been edited out of the final version of the film. The horse can be heard and seen at around 27 minutes 15 seconds into the film.
      • Crazy Credits
        Opening credits prologue: At the opening of the last century this island of ours stood alone facing the menace of Buonaparte's mastery of Europe.

        At this vital moment there were a few traitorous Englishmen willing to sell their country for their gain.

        EPPING TOWN 1805 The Office of John Ricker... Bow Street Runner.
      • Verbindungen
        Featured in Princeton Vice Presents: The Curse of the Wraydons (2022)

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      • Erscheinungsdatum
        • 16. Dezember 1946 (Vereinigtes Königreich)
      • Herkunftsland
        • Vereinigtes Königreich
      • Sprache
        • Englisch
      • Auch bekannt als
        • Strangler's Morgue
      • Drehorte
        • Bushey Studios, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich(studio: made at Bushey Film Studios)
      • Produktionsfirma
        • Gilbert Church Productions
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