The Greed of William Hart

The Greed of William Hart

1948
1h 20m
4.9

4.9/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Mystery Horror
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Ambassador . . . Bushey Productions Gilbert Church Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

morgue murder medical drama

Quick Facts

Release Date March 1, 1948
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0040401

Cast

Tod Slaughter
Tod Slaughter

William Hart

Henry Oscar
Henry Oscar

Mr. Moore

Jenny Lynn
Jenny Lynn

Helen Moore

Winifred Melville
Winifred Melville

Meg Hart

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

Key Crew

Oswald Mitchell
Director
John Gilling
Writer
Gilbert Church
Producer