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The Strange Mr. Gregory

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The Strange Mr. Gregory
Poster for the film
Directed byPhil Rosen
Screenplay byCharles S. Belden
Story byMyles Connolly
Produced byLouis Berkoff
StarringEdmund Lowe
Jean Rogers
Don Douglas
CinematographyIra Morgan
Edited bySeth Larsen
Music byEdward J. Kay
Production
company
Release date
  • November 14, 1945 (1945-11-14) (US)[1]
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Strange Mr. Gregory is a 1945 American horror film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Edmund Lowe, Jean Rogers, and Don Douglas, and was released on November 14, 1945.

Plot

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Mr. Gregory (Edmund Lowe) is a famous but reclusive magician. Through secret study over several years, he has developed certain occult powers. Under the right circumstances, he can influence the thoughts of others. He also can put his body into a kind of suspended animation to give the appearance that he is dead.

Amateur magician John Randall (Don Douglas) is a great admirer of Mr. Gregory and makes an effort to meet and befriend him. Mr. Gregory, however, quickly becomes obsessed with Randall's beautiful wife, Ellen (Jean Rogers). He concocts an elaborate scheme to fake his own murder, frame Randall for the crime and win Ellen for himself. At first his plot seems to work perfectly, but he arouses the suspicions of some people he had expected to fool.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "The Strange Mr. Gregory". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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