The Greed of William Hart (1948)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1948
Running Times: 72m (USA), 79m
Length: 7005 ft
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: black and white
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Sound: mono

DIRECTION

Directed by: Oswald Mitchell

CREW

PRODUCTION
Copyright: [not given]
Production Company: Bushey Studios
Produced by: Gilbert Church

SCRIPT
Screenplay: John Gilling

DIRECTION
Assistant Director: John Gilling

PHOTOGRAPHY
Lighting: S.D. Onions & D.P. Cooper
Camera Operator: W. Noakes
Still Photography: W.A. Armour

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editing: John F. House

SOUND
Sound Recording: Ken Wiles
Leevers-Rich

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make-Up: Charles Dixon
Hairdressing: J. Hollis

CAST

Tod Slaughter (William Hart)

with
Henry Oscar (Mr Moore)
Aubrey Woods ('Daft Jamie' Wilson)
Patrick Addison (Hugh Alston)
Jenny Lynn (Helen Moore)

and
Winifred Melville (Meg Hart)

Arnold Bell (Dr Cox)
Mary Love (Mary Patterson)
Ann Trego (Janet Brown)
Edward Malin (David Patterson)
Hubert Woodward (Innkeeper Swanson)
Dennis Wyndham (Sergeant Fisher)

Canada
Theatrical Distributor: Ambassador Film Distributors

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Hoffberg Productions Inc
Video Distributor: Sinister Cinema
DVD Distributors: Alpha Video (ALP 4594D)

TIMELINE

1953
August
8: USA - television broadcast (on WABD)

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Crimes of Burke and Hare - working title
Horror Maniacs – US title

SEE ALSO
Burke and Hare (1971)
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
The Flesh and the Fiends (1959)
Play of the Month: The Anatomist (1980)

REFERENCES

OTHER SOURCES

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credits

KEYWORDS

body snatching, bodysnatchers, true crime

Last Updated: 4 April, 2010