The Greed of William Hart

Synopsis

Hart and Moore are grave-robbers who provide cadavers to the medical students of 19th-century Edinburgh. When the supply becomes low and demand still great, the two decide to create their own supply, a plan that proves profitable when they stick to vagrants, prostitutes and drunkards. But when they poison likable Jamie, the townsfolk retaliate. NB: This film was originally written to be about Burke and Hare, but after it was completed, the British censors refused to allow its release on the grounds those names themselves were offensive; thus the entire soundtrack was recut so that new names - Hart and Moore - recorded by the film's actors, were cut into the previously recorded lines, replacing the offending "Burke" or "Hare", sentence by sentence.

Main Cast

Tod Slaughter

William Hart

Age : 70 | Popularity : 5%

Henry Oscar

Mr. Moore

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Jenny Lynn

Helen Moore

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Winifred Melville

Meg Hart

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Aubrey Woods

Jamie Wilson

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Patrick Addison

Hugh Alston

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Arnold Bell

Dr. Cox

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Anne Trego

Janet Brown

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	John Gilling
Directing	Assistant Director	John Gilling
	Director	Oswald Mitchell
Editing	Editor	John F. House
Production	Producer	Gilbert Church
Sound	Sound	Ken Wiles
Department	Role	Name

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