Movie Review: Man in the Attic (1953)
Synopsis: In 1888 London, Helen Harley agrees to rent her attic to Mr. Slade, a research pathologist who comes to her door unannounced. Slade is a reliable renter and seems to be developing a romantic interest in Helen's niece, Lily. However, he has some eccentric traits that make Helen suspect Mr. Slade might actually be the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper. Who's in it? The movie stars Jack Palance , Constance Smith , Frances Bavier , Byron Palmer and Rhys Williams. Review: I came across Man in the Attic on Amazon Prime Video last night and since was a movie I had been wanting to watch, I quickly added it to my list. I wound up watching it this morning before heading into the office and it turned out to be an entertaining film. Helen (Bavier) was a character that reminded me a lot of Aunt Bee from The Andy Griffith Show , and not just because she was played by the same actress. She had a quirky way about her, which made it hard to take her premonitions and deducti...