In this lurid melodrama, Tod Slaughter plays a villain who murders the wealthy Sir Percival Glyde in the gold fields of Australia and assumes his identity in order to inherit Glyde's estate in England. On arriving in England, "Sir Percival" schemes to marry an heiress for her money, and, with the connivance of the cunning Dr. Isidor Fosco, embarks on a killing spree of all who suspect him to be an imposter and would get in the way of his plans to stay Lord of the Manor.
- 6.0
- 1940
- Released
- 1h 9m
Tod Slaughter
The False Sir Percival Glyde
Sylvia Marriott
Laurie Fairlie / Anne Catherick
Hilary Eaves
Marion FairlieGeoffrey Wardwell
Paul Hartwright
Hay Petrie
Dr. Isidor FoscoMargaret Yarde
Mrs. BullenRita Grant
Jessica
David Horne
Frederick Fairlie
Elsie Wagstaff
Mrs. CatherickDavid Keir
Lawyer Mr. Merriman
Grace Arnold
MaidVincent Holman
Asylum DoctorReleased
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Now you could never describe Tod Slaughter as versatile, but as a pantomime baddie-cum-cad, you'll struggle to find someone better. Sure, his style of acting probably did lend itself better to silent films, but in this rather enjoyable drama he comes across quite mischievously. We start when he kills the real "Sir Percival" in the far-flung Australian gold fields then returns to claim his family f