The Greed of William Hart
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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
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Tod Slaughter
William Hart
Known for
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Henry Oscar
Mr. Moore
Known for
The Brides of Dracula
Murder Ahoy
Jenny Lynn
Helen Moore
Also in
The Ticket of Leave Man
Winifred Melville
Meg Hart
Also in
Black Memory
Aubrey Woods
Jamie Wilson
Known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Patrick Addison
Hugh Alston
No other roles listed
Arnold Bell
Dr. Cox
Known for
The Curse of the Fly
Anne Trego
Janet Brown
No other roles listed
Edward Malin
David Paterson
Known for
How to Steal a Million
A Hard Day's Night
Mary Love
Mary Paterson
Oswald Mitchell Director · John Gilling Writer John F. House Editor
United States release January 1, 1953 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Gilbert Church Productions
Production
Ambassador . . . Bushey Productions
Production
Gilbert Church Productions
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United Kingdom
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Crimes of Burke & Hare
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 1, 1948
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1953
Theatrical
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