The Ghoul (1933 film)

The Ghoul
Directed byT. Hayes Hunter
Written byRoland Pertwee
John Hastings Turner
Rupert Downing (adaptation)
Based onPlay by Dr. Frank King
Leonard Hines
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringBoris Karloff
CinematographyGünther Krampf
Edited byIan Dalrymple
Ralph Kemplen
Music byLouis Levy
Leighton Lucas
Production
company
Distributed byWoolf & Freedman Film Service
Release dates
  • 6 August 1933 (1933-08-06) (London; premiere)
  • 7 August 1933 (1933-08-07) (United Kingdom)
  • 25 November 1933 (1933-11-25) (United States)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budgetjust under £40,000[1]

The Ghoul is a 1933 British horror film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Boris Karloff. The cast also features Harold Huth, Dorothy Hyson, Ernest Thesiger, Cedric Hardwicke, and Ralph Richardson in his first credited film role.

  1. ^ Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomahawk Press 2011 p 133, 141