Jack the Ripper (1959 film)

Jack the Ripper was a 1959 film produced and directed by Monty Berman and Robert S. Baker, and is loosely based on Leonard Matters theory that Jack the Ripper was an avenging doctor. The blackandwhite film starred Lee Patterson and Eddie Byrne and costarred Betty McDowall, John Le Mesurier, and Ewen Solon.

In 1888, Jack the Ripper is on his killing spree. Scotland Yard Inspector ONeill Byrne welcomes a visit from his old friend, New York City detective Sam Lowry Patterson, who agrees to assist with the investigation. Sam becomes attracted to modern woman Anne Ford McDowall but her guardian, Dr. Tranter Le Mesurier, doesnt approve. The police slowly close in on the killer as the public becomes more alarmed. The killers identity is revealed and he meets a ghastly end.The films budget was raised from a combination of presales to Regal Film Distributors at the National Film Finance Corporation. ........

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