Jack the Ripper (1959)iMDB Rating: 6.1Date Released : 17 July 1960
Genre : Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Stars : Lee Patterson, Eddie Byrne, Betty McDowall, Ewen Solon
Movie Quality : HDrip
Format : MKV
Size : 870 MB
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In 1888, Jack the Ripper is on his killing spree. Scotland Yard Inspector O'Neill is pleased to welcome to London his old friend Sam Lowry, a New York City detective who has come to visit him and is only too happy to help out with the case. Sam becomes attracted to Anne Ford, a modern woman for the age, but her guardian, Dr. Tranter doesn't quite approve. The good doctor also seems to be out when the Ripper murders occur. As the population edge ever loser to taking the law into their own hands, the police slowly close in the killer.
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Review :
Be afraid Jack, the cowboy has arrived!
Every once in a while one finds a film that is mostly mediocre but has one redeeming feature.
The bright spot of Jack the Ripper is it's beautiful lightning. Some B&W films are just gray when to me the beauty of it is in the strong contrast between light and shadow.
All in all this is a very easy film to like. It is beautifully naive in it's portrayal of it's sex murder topic yet at the same time it succeeds in making a powerful point about lynching mob attitude.
The characters are rather predictable and bland with one exception: the young American policeman visiting London. With his accent and idealism displayed under a greasy fifties Buddy Holly hairstyle (remember that this is a period piece set in the 19th century)he brings a nice cowboy twist to the legend of Jack the Ripper.
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