Tower of London (1939)

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Tower of London

Credits
Title:	Tower of London
Genres:	Thriller Horror Historical Period
Directed by:	Rowland V. Lee
Written by:	Robert N. Lee
Produced by:	Rowland V. Lee
Music by:	Frank Skinner
Cinematography:	George Robinson
Edited by:	Edward Curtiss
Production
Distributed by:	Universal Pictures
Released:	November 17th, 1939
Rating:	Approved
Running time:	92 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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Tower of London is an American feature film of the historical and thriller genres. It is often erroneously regarded as a horror film, though it does have some bleak elements of horror as well as a cast that is well-known for performing in horror movies. Tower of London was directed by Rowland V. Lee, based on a script by Robert N. Lee. It was produced by Universal Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on November 17th, 1939. The film offers up a retelling of the rise and fall of Richard III, the Duke of Gloucester, and how he uses guile, cunning and the ruthlessness to weed out his opponents, so he can claim the throne of England. The movie stars Basil Rathbone as the evil Richard III, Boris Karloff as his club-footed executioner Mord, Barbara O'Neil as Queen Elyzabeth, Ian Hunter as King Edward IV, and Vincent Price as the Duke of Clarence.

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Credited cast[]

Actor	Role
Basil Rathbone	Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Boris Karloff	Mord
Barbara O'Neil	Queen Elyzabeth
Ian Hunter	King Edward, IV
Vincent Price	Duke of Clarence
Nan Grey	Lady Alice Barton
Ernest Cossart	Tom Clink
John Sutton	John Wyatt
Leo G. Carroll	Lord Hastings
Miles Mander	King Henry, VI
Lionel Belmore	Beacon
Rose Hobart	Anne Neville
Ronald Sinclair	Boy King Edward
John Herbert-Bond	Young Prince Richard
Ralph Forbes	Henry Tudor
Frances Robinson	Duchess Isobel
G.P. Huntley	Wales
John Rodion	Lord DeVere
Walter Tetley	Chimney sweep
Donnie Dunagan	Baby Prince

Uncredited cast[]

Note: The following is taken from the full credits list for this entry on IMDB. As it is a website with user-submitted information, some of the data listed here, including character names may be inaccurate.

Actor	Role
Ernie Adams	Thirsty prisoner
Richard Alexander	2nd gate guard
Harry A. Bailey	Councilman
Reginald Barlow	Sheriff
Ted Billings	Beggar
Stanley Blystone	1st gate guard
Ed Brady	Beggar
Louise Brien	Lady in waiting
Howard Brooks	Cardinal
Georgia Caine	Dowager
Joan Carroll	Lady Mowbray
Caroline Frances Cooke	Woman
Harry Cordling	Lead murderer
Nigel De Brulier	Archbishop
Fred Farrell	Beggar
Martin Faust	Dighton
Jean Fenwick	Lady in waiting
Al Ferguson	Cleric

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Actors Basil Rathbone and Ian Hunter both share the same birthday as well as the same country of origin. They were both born in South Africa. Basil was born in 1892 and Ian was born in 1900.