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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.A young captain, after participating in a duel, becomes the suspect in a series of killings in Epping Forest.
Lorraine Clewes
- Helen Sedgefield
- (as Loraine Clewes)
John Coyle
- Dennis
- (as John E. Coyle)
Barry O'Neill
- George Wraydon
- (as Barry O'Neil)
Frank Hawkins
- Roberts
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaOpening credits: The characters and events depicted in this photoplay are fictional. any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
- GoofsAfter 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 creditsOpening 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Princeton Vice Presents: The Curse of the Wraydons (2022)
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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...
- CinemaSerf
- Jan 7, 2023
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- Also known as
- The Curse of the Wraydons
- Filming locations
- Bushey Studios, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK(studio: made at Bushey Film Studios)
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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