The Soho Vampire
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Soho Vampire |
| Original title | Street of Shadow |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1953 |
| length | 83 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Vernon |
| script | Richard Vernon |
| production |
William Nassour , William H. Williams |
| music | Eric Spear |
| camera | Paul Grindrod |
| cut | Geoffrey Muller |
| occupation | |
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The Vampire of Soho (OT: Street of Shadow ) is a British crime film from 1953 directed by Richard Vernon . The script is based on Laurence Meynell's 1941 novel The Creaking Chair .
action
Luigi is the owner of a gaming parlor in London . After helping his ex-girlfriend Angele to ward off the advances of a sailor, he delivers one of his play equipment to the Gale couple for a party. Luigi invites Barbara, the wife, to dinner in his apartment, where he explains to her that he is interested in her. At the same time, Luigi's assistant Limpy, who suffers from a clubfoot and has no experience with women, meets Angele, who, however, gives him a basket.
Luigi visits the Gales to pick up his playground equipment. Barbara's husband Gerald invites Luigi to play a card game, which Luigi reveals to be marked. He tells Barbara that he loves her, whereupon she agrees to leave her husband. When Luigi returned to his gaming room on the same day, he saw Barbara fleeing through a back door. In the salon he finds the body of Angeles. In order not to come under suspicion of murder, he wants to get rid of the body with Limpy's help. But the two are caught and arrested.
Limpy's testimony to Inspector Johnstone that Luigi and Angele were a couple for a year and that the relationship failed because Angele was also interested in other men incriminates Luigi. Luigi escapes from custody and goes into hiding. Johnstone calls Limpy and orders him to the gaming room late at night. Luigi gives Limpy a glove that Barbara lost at the crime scene, so that she can give it to Barbara. When Limpy is gone, Luigi goes to his assistant's room. The walls are covered with photos of Angele and Barbara. Limpy, meanwhile, goes to Barbara in her bedroom and tries to blackmail her and get involved with him. But a call from Johnstone interrupts him. The inspector has Barbara picked up in a car.
Limpy arrives at the gaming room late in the evening. He meets Barbara, who disguised herself as Angele. Limpy collapses and confesses to the inspector his obsession with Barbara and the murder of Angele.
Reviews
"Wacky crime film that relies on clichéd thrills and lacks any approach to psychological deepening."
background
The film premiered in the UK in April 1953. In Germany it first appeared in cinemas on January 21, 1955.
In the US, the film was also released under the title Shadow Man . The German title Der Vampyr von Soho erroneously suggests that the film is a horror film.
Web links
- The Vampyr of Soho in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Vampire of Soho. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .