The Greed of William Hart 76 years old

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.

Credits

The Greed of William Hart Cast

Name Character
Aubrey Woods He was 19, 85 years old when he died as Jamie Wilson
Henry Oscar He was 56, 78 years old when he died as Mr. Moore
Tod Slaughter He was 62, 70 years old when he died as William Hart
Winifred Melville as Meg Hart
Jenny Lynn She was 4, now 71 years old as Helen Moore

The Greed of William Hart Crew

Name Department
Oswald Mitchell as Director. He was 58 (59) years old when He died Directing
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The Greed of William Hart (76 years)

  • Release day: Monday, March 01, 1948
  • Runtime: 80 minutes