The Greed of William Hart

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The Greed of William Hart (1948)

Directed by Oswald Mitchell

Mystery, Horror · 1h 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.

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Cast

Tod Slaughter William Hart Henry Oscar Mr. Moore
J
Jenny Lynn Helen Moore
W
Winifred Melville Meg Hart Aubrey Woods Jamie Wilson
P
Patrick Addison Hugh Alston
A
Arnold Bell Dr. Cox
A
Anne Trego Janet Brown Edward Malin David Paterson
M
Mary Love Mary Paterson

Crew

Director
Oswald Mitchell
Writer
John Gilling
Editor
John F. House
Producer
Gilbert Church

Details

Release date
1948-03-01
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Mystery, Horror
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Ambassador . . . Bushey Productions, Gilbert Church Productions