Hanging Judge

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A High Court judge’s double-life catches up with him in the most bizarre circumstances.

A man faces the death sentence, but the High Court judge who convicts him leads a double-life. Stars Boris Karloff. From 1953.

A prominent judge unyieldingly believes the British judicial system is infallible regarding capital punishment.

But after sentencing a prisoner to death, Sir Francis Brittain is revealed to be leading a dark double-life and is set to be "hoist with his own petard"... 

Starring Boris Karloff. 

Set between the two world wars. The last hangings were to take place in the United Kingdom in 1964.  

Written by actor Raymond Massey - based on Bruce Hamilton’s novel, adapted by John Richmond.   
 
Sir Francis Brittain .... Boris Karloff
Sir George Sidney MCMP …. Hugh Manning
Keith Nottingham KC …. Duncan McIntyre 
Miles Lamprey KC …. Howieson Culff 
Sir Ronald Pond …. Robert Webber 
Colonel George Archer …. Richard Williams 
Major the Rt. Hon. Gilbert West …. Norman Claridge 
John Teal  …. John T. St Barry 
Mary Reddish …. Gabrielle Blunt  
Roberts …. Richard Hutton 

Other parts played by: 

Geoffrey Bond
John Cazabon
Brian Hayes
Peter Hoar
Arthur Lawrence
Stanley Mackenzie
Tony Quinn

Boris Karloff (1887-1969) came to fame as the monster in James Whale's 1931 version of ‘Frankenstein’ for Universal Pictures. 
He went on to star in many horror films.

Producer: Cleland Finn.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1953.

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