Stranglers of Bombay, The
Date: 1959
Director: Terence Fisher
Production Company: Hammer Films, Kenneth Hyman
Stars: Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson, Andrew Cruickshank
Location(s): Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey
Region(s): South East R-Z
Storyline:
In the 1830s, a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organised group of stranglers and thieves.
Additional Information:
Page compiled by Phil Wilkinson
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The story opens in the village where Colonel Henderson of the East India Company chairs a meeting at which the disappearance of Merchants' caravans is discussed. Much of the action takes place on set at Bray Studios, Down Place in Oakley Green, Berkshire.
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After Captain Connaught-Smith is appointed to investigate the attacks, Captain Lewis and a detail of men come across a robbery in progress. Is this Callow Hill Sandpit at Virginia Water in Surrey as indicated by IMDb?
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Noticing a ring that appears familiar, Captain Harry Lewis (Guy Rolfe) asks a Market Trader (Warren Mitchell) if he has seen Ram Das recently.
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When the East India Company makes no progress in solving the problem, Patel Shari persuades Burns and his fellow Planters that a large caravan will be a safer way to transport goods. Another location mentioned on IMDb is the sand and gravel quarry at Wapseys Wood near Gerrard's Cross, Buckinghamshire.
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As the High Priest of Kali makes preparations for an ambush, Captain Lewis and Captain Silver ride after the caravan being escorted by Captain Connaught-Smith who has allowed Strangers to join the convoy.