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The Greed of William Hart 1948 Directed by Oswald Mitchell

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 1 March 1948
80 mins
Cast
Tod Slaughter William Hart
Henry Oscar Mr. Moore
Jenny Lynn Helen Moore
Aubrey Woods Jamie Wilson
Patrick Addison Hugh Alston
Arnold Bell Dr. Cox
Anne Trego Janet Brown
Edward Malin David Paterson
Mary Love Mary Paterson
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