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The Greed of William Hart(1948)

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ReleasedMystery,Horror1h 20m

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.

Budget:

$ 0

Directed by:

Oswald Mitchell

Written by:

John Gilling

Cast

Tod Slaughter thumbnail

Tod Slaughter

William Hart

Henry Oscar thumbnail

Henry Oscar

Mr. Moore

Jenny Lynn thumbnail

Jenny Lynn

Helen Moore

Winifred Melville thumbnail

Winifred Melville

Meg Hart

Aubrey Woods thumbnail

Aubrey Woods

Jamie Wilson

Patrick Addison thumbnail

Patrick Addison

Hugh Alston

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