The son of a Victorian hangman is driven insane by thoughts of his father’s job. Eric Portman, Derek Farr and Dulcie Gray star in this classic 1940s crime thriller directed by Lawrence Huntington. Anne Fielding is perfectly content with her life with stable, predictable boyfriend Victor until she meets the mysterious Jack who sweeps her off her feet and leaves her head and her heart in turmoil. After a young woman is found dead, the latest victim of the notorious serial killer known only as \'The Strangler\', both Victor and Jack, standing near to the scene, are arrested as suspects. As Anne fears for her own life, the police do all in their power to prevent another murder.