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Tower of London (1939)
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
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Overview
In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King Edward IV of England. As each murder is accomplished he takes particular delight in removing small figurines, each resembling one of the successors, from a throne-room dollhouse, until he alone remains. After the death of Edward he becomes Richard III, King of England, and need only defeat the exiled Henry Tudor to retain power.
Rated NR | Length 92 minutes
Actors
Basil Rathbone | Boris Karloff | Barbara O'Neil | Ian Hunter | Vincent Price | Nan Grey | Ernest Cossart | John Sutton | Leo G. Carroll | Miles Mander | Lionel Belmore | Rose Hobart | Ronald Sinclair | John Herbert-Bond | Ralph Forbes | Frances Robinson | G.P. Huntley | John Rodion | Walter Tetley | Donnie Dunagan | Stanley Blystone | Joan Carroll | Caroline Frances Cooke | Jean Fenwick | Holmes Herbert | P.J. Kelly | Murdock MacQuarrie | Merrill McCormick | C. Montague Shaw | Ann Todd | Ernie Adams | Richard Alexander | Harry A. Bailey | Reginald Barlow | Ted Billings | Ed Brady | Louise Brien | Howard Brooks | Georgia Caine | Harry Cording | Nigel De Brulier | Fred Farrell | Martin Faust | Al Ferguson | John George | Robert Greig | Frank Hagney | Sibyl Harris | Ivo Henderson | Colin Kenny | George Lloyd | Michael Mark | Jim Mason | Charles Miller | Arthur Mulliner | Claude Payton | Charles Peck | Russ Powell | Francis Powers | Evelyn Selbie | Venetia Severn | Yvonne Severn | Edgar Sherrod | Ivan F. Simpson | Jack C. Smith | Schuyler Standish | Arthur Stenning | Donald Stuart | Denis Tankard | Cyril Thornton | David Thursby | Claire Whitney | Guy York Jr.
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/01/2020 | TV | DVD | Library | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
This story is okay but it’s the cast that sells it. Basil Rathbone is the sociopathic Duke of Gloucester that betrayals all those in his path to the throne, aided by his executioner Mord (Karloff). Rathbone is great in the role b/c he can be both affable yet ruthless. Neat seeing Vincent Price in an early role.
This story could be remade today and be really dark. Think of the darker elements in Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur.
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