The Greed of William Hart

The Greed of William Hart (1948)

Released: 1948-03-01 Duration: 1hr 20min
Genres: Mystery Horror
Rating 4.9

Overview

Hart and Moore are grave-robbers who provide cadavers to the medical students of 19th-century Edinburgh. When the supply becomes low and demand still great, the two decide to create their own supply, a plan that proves profitable when they stick to vagrants, prostitutes and drunkards. But when they poison likable Jamie, the townsfolk retaliate. NB: This film was originally written to be about Burke and Hare, but after it was completed, the British censors refused to allow its release on the grounds those names themselves were offensive; thus the entire soundtrack was recut so that new names - Hart and Moore - recorded by the film's actors, were cut into the previously recorded lines, replacing the offending "Burke" or "Hare", sentence by sentence.

Production Companies

Ambassador . . . Bushey Productions
Gilbert Church Productions

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.667

Directed By

Oswald Mitchell

Crew

Director
Oswald Mitchell
Writer
John Gilling
Producer
Gilbert Church
Assistant Director
John Gilling
Sound
Ken Wiles

TOP CAST

Tod Slaughter
Tod Slaughter

William Hart

Henry Oscar
Henry Oscar

Mr. Moore

Jenny Lynn
Jenny Lynn

Helen Moore

Aubrey Woods
Aubrey Woods

Jamie Wilson

Patrick Addison
Patrick Addison

Hugh Alston

Arnold Bell
Arnold Bell

Dr. Cox

Anne Trego
Anne Trego

Janet Brown

Edward Malin
Edward Malin

David Paterson

Mary Love
Mary Love

Mary Paterson

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