The Terror

The Terror is a 1938 British crime film directed by Richard Bird and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Linden Travers and Bernard Lee. It was based on the 1927 play The Terror by Edgar Wallace (which was adapted from Wallace's 1926 story The Black Abbot). The play had previously been adapted as an American film The Terror in 1928. It was shot at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe. Plot summary A group of criminals carry out a daring robbery of an armoured van. Two of the criminals are betrayed by the mastermind of the operation. After ten years in prison, they come out and search for the man behind the crimes who betrayed them. But the police are on their tail also wanting to find out who was behind the robbery. Cast Wilfrid Lawson as Mr. Goodman Bernard Lee as Ferdy Fane Arthur Wontner as Colonel Redmayne Linden Travers as Mary Redmayne Henry Oscar as Joe Connor Iris Hoey as Mrs. Elvery Stanley Lathbury as Hawkins, the Butler Lesley Wareing as Veronica Elvery Alastair Sim as "Soapy" Marx John Turnbull as Superintendent Hallick Richard Murdoch as Detective Lewis Edward Lexy as Inspector Dobie Kathleen Harrison as Gladys, the Maid Irene Handl as Kitchen Maid