The Stranglers of Bombay (1960)

Stars Guy Rolfe as Captain Harry Lewis, a career soldier helping to protect the interests of exporters the British East India Company. Stationed in India for years, Lewis has conducted a thorough study of a rash of disappearances and anticipates a military assignment to solve the long-running mystery. When the job goes to an outsider who knows nothing about India, Lewis works independently and discovers a religious cult called the Stranglers, who waylay travelers and steal their possessions. (Amazon.com)
AKA: Stranglers of Bengal
Country: UK
Directed By: Terence Fisher
Written By: David Zelag Goodman
Starring: Marne Maitland, Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson, Andrew Cruickshank, David Spenser, John Harvey, George Pastell, Jan Holden, Paul Stassino, Michael Nightingale, Tutte Lemkow