Der Henker von London

A mysterious series of murders is keeping the whole of London in suspense. The victims of the so-called 'executioner' are all not innocent citizens, but serious criminals who have so far been able to escape punishment. A secret court always condemns the dark existences with the death penalty by hanging, which the 'executioner' then carries out properly. The murdered people each wear their file around their necks, in which the verdict of the illegal jury is justified. Inspector John Hillier (Hansjörg Felmy) of Scotland Yard is quite at a loss, especially since he also has to catch a murderer of women at the same time. When his sister falls victim to the mysterious criminal, Hillier's pretty fiancée Ann Barry (Maria Perschy) offers herself as a locomotive bird. With their help, Scotland Yard finally succeeds in catching the insane murderer of girls. But before a court conviction can be reached, the executioner strikes again.