{"id":80609,"date":"2022-01-26T00:02:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T07:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80609"},"modified":"2022-01-26T00:06:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T07:06:34","slug":"stranglers-of-bombay-the-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80609","title":{"rendered":"Stranglers of Bombay, The (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Look, sir, this is India: there are cults and religions that stretch back to the beginning of recorded time.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Poster-216x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-80613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Poster-216x300.png 216w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Poster-738x1024.png 738w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Poster-92x128.png 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Poster-768x1066.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Poster-195x270.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Poster.png 795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 1830s India &#8212; as trade caravans mysteriously disappear and a high priest (George Pastell) leads his followers in deadly cultish rituals &#8212; a colonel (Guy Rolfe) for the British East India Company is disappointed to learn that his boss (Andrew Cruikshank) has appointed a family acquaintance (Allan Cuthbertson) rather than him to investigate the mystery. Will Captain Lewis (Rolfe) &#8212; with help from his supportive wife (Jan Holden) &#8212; be able to make any headway into solving the crimes?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cults<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nTerence Fisher directed this historical adventure-horror film for Hammer Studios about the quest to capture a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thuggee\">cult of Indian bandits known as Thugees<\/a>, who terrorized travellers in the name of the goddess Kali. Unfortunately, lead actor Rolfe &#8212; probably best known by film lovers for co-starring opposite Robert Taylor in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39502\"><em>Ivanhoe<\/em> (1952)<\/a>, and for starring as the title character in the non-<em>GFTFF<\/em>-listed <em>Mr. Sardonicus<\/em> by William Castle &#8212; isn&#8217;t all that charismatic:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-Rolfe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-Rolfe-1024x444.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"278\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-Rolfe-1024x444.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-Rolfe-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-Rolfe-128x56.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-Rolfe-768x333.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-Rolfe-1536x666.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-Rolfe-604x262.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-Rolfe.png 1653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, we loathe his priggish nemesis (Cuthbertson): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cuthbertson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cuthbertson-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cuthbertson-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cuthbertson-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cuthbertson-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cuthbertson-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cuthbertson-1536x655.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cuthbertson-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cuthbertson.png 1653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and have mixed feelings about hissing at the bad guys given that they&#8217;re living under colonial subjugation. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Pastell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Pastell-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Pastell-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Pastell-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Pastell-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Pastell-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Pastell-1536x655.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Pastell-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Pastell.png 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The entire affair is exotic and atmospherically filmed, with several notoriously gruesome moments: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hanging.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hanging-1024x439.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hanging-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hanging-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hanging-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hanging-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hanging-1536x658.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hanging-604x259.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hanging.png 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hand.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hand-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hand-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hand-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hand-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hand-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hand-1536x646.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hand-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Hand.png 1661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but it will probably only be of interest to fans of this genre (or, of course, those wanting to see buxomy Marie Devereux as a cult follower who gets a kick out of seeing people tortured). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Big-Bosom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Big-Bosom-1024x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Big-Bosom-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Big-Bosom-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Big-Bosom-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Big-Bosom-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Big-Bosom-1536x644.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Big-Bosom-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Big-Bosom.png 1652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/the-stranglers-of-bombay\/\">DVD Savant&#8217;s review for Trailers From Hell<\/a> for a much more in-depth analysis of this title, which was previously hard-to-find but is now available on DVD. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arthur Grant&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cult.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cult-1024x441.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cult-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cult-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cult-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cult-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cult-1536x661.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cult-604x260.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cult.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cinematography2-1024x442.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cinematography2-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cinematography2-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cinematography2-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cinematography2-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cinematography2-1536x662.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cinematography2-604x260.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Stranglers-of-Bombay-Cinematography2.png 1649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though Hammer fans will likely want to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0054346\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/the-stranglers-of-bombay\/\">Trailers From Hell Review (DVD Savant)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/27977\/the-stranglers-of-bombay#articles-reviews?articleId=339830\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-stranglers-of-bombay\/review\/2000049152\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/review\/33340\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Look, sir, this is India: there are cults and religions that stretch back to the beginning of recorded time.&#8221; Synopsis: In 1830s India &#8212; as trade caravans mysteriously disappear and a high priest (George Pastell) leads his followers in deadly cultish rituals &#8212; a colonel (Guy Rolfe) for the British East India Company is disappointed to learn that his boss (Andrew Cruikshank) has appointed a family acquaintance (Allan Cuthbertson) rather than him to investigate the mystery. Will Captain Lewis (Rolfe)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80609\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80609"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80635,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80609\/revisions\/80635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}