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Tower of London: Directed by Rowland V. Lee. With Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'Neil, Ian Hunter. 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.
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- Rowland V. Lee
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- Drama, History
Tower of London. 1939, 92 minutes, b&w. "No age is without its ruthless men — who, in their search for power, leave dark stains upon the pages of History." So reads the scrawl at the beginning of Tower of London. Basil Rathbone starred in this film playing Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who later became Richard III.
Aside from the historical setting, the movie is not connected to the 1939 film of the same name, starring Price, Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff. Plot [ edit ] In 1483 England , Richard , the Duke of Gloucester (Vincent Price), is dismayed when his dying brother King Edward IV names their brother George, Duke of Clarence as Protector to his ...
- Michael Anderson
- Gene Corman
- 24 October 1962
Rated: 4/5 • Sep 11, 2003. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Ambitious Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Basil Rathbone), brother of King Edward IV (Ian Hunter), maneuvers to get the ...
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- Basil Rathbone
- Rowland V. Lee
- Horror
Rathbone's son, John Rodion, appears briefly in Tower of London, as the first person to fall by Mord's axe, in the opening reel. Production began on August 11, 1939. Lee was afforded a relatively generous $500,000 budget and a 36-day shooting schedule.
- Rowland V. Lee, Fred Frank
- Basil Rathbone
Sep 28, 2017 · Here’s how it works. Tower of London (1939) | DVD release – Basil Rathbone slaughters his way to the English throne as Richard III in the historical melodrama. Sixth in line to the throne, Richard (Basil Rathbone) is an ambitious man who, with the aid of Mord (Boris Karloff) his executioner friend, treacherously disposes of the five who ...
Basil Rathbone's real-life son, John Rodion, has his head chopped off early on in this historical melodrama often mistakenly referred to as a horror film. Yes, a second-billed Boris Karloff does stomp about on a club-foot as the Duke of Glouchester's chief executioner, Mord, but Karloff's presence is really more colorful than horrifying.
