The Greed of William Hart (1948)

The Greed of William Hart (1948)

1948-03-01 United Kingdom 80 Min. PG-13
4.9 5 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Tod Slaughter is William Hart
William Hart
Henry Oscar is Mr. Moore
Mr. Moore
Jenny Lynn is Helen Moore
Helen Moore
Aubrey Woods is Jamie Wilson
Jamie Wilson
Patrick Addison is Hugh Alston
Hugh Alston
Arnold Bell is Dr. Cox
Anne Trego is Janet Brown
Janet Brown
Edward Malin is David Paterson
David Paterson
Mary Love is Mary Paterson
Mary Paterson