Tower of London
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1939 | 92m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Rowland V. Lee |
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| Writer: | Robert N. Lee, William Shakespeare |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 17, 1939 |
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| Director: | Rowland V. Lee |
| Writer: | Robert N. Lee, William Shakespeare |
| Genres: | Drama, History, Horror |
| Keywords | brother, murder, decapitation, black and white, king, battle, deformed man, tower of london, 15th century |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 - a Chamberlain |
| 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 |
| Stanley Blystone | First Gate Guard Greeting Tom Clink (uncredited) |
| Joan Carroll | Lady Mowbray (uncredited) |
| Caroline Frances Cooke | Woman (uncredited) |
| Jean Fenwick | Lady in Waiting (uncredited) |
| Robert Greig | Friar Cautioning John Wyatt (uncredited) |
| Holmes Herbert | Councilman (uncredited) |
| P.J. Kelly | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Murdock MacQuarrie | Councilman (uncredited) |
| Merrill McCormick | Beggar (uncredited) |
| C. Montague Shaw | Majordomo (uncredited) |
| Ann E. Todd | Princess (uncredited) |
| Ernie Adams | Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Richard Alexander | 2nd Gate Guard Greeting Tom Clink (uncredited) |
| Harry A. Bailey | Councilman (uncredited) |
| Reginald Barlow | Sherriff (uncredited) |
| Ted Billings | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Ed Brady | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Louise Brien | Lady in Waiting |
| Howard Brooks | Cardinal |
| Georgia Caine | Dowager |
| Harry Cording | Lead Murderer of the Children |
| Nigel De Brulier | Archbishop at St. John's Chapel (uncredited) |
| Fred Farrell | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Martin Faust | Dighton (uncredited) |
| Al Ferguson | Cleric (uncredited) |
| John George | Spy (uncredited) |
| Robert Greig | Friar Cautioning John Wyatt |
| Frank Hagney | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Sibyl Harris | Woman |
| Ivo Henderson | Haberdeer |
| Colin Kenny | Soldier |
| George Lloyd | Moat Guard |
| Michael Mark | Henry VI's Servant |
| James Pier Mason | Beggar |
| Charles Miller | Councilman |
| Arthur Mulliner | Councilman |
| Claude Payton | Councilman |
| Charles Peck | Page Boy |
| Russ Powell | Sexton |
| Francis Powers | Priest |
| Evelyn Selbie | Beggar Woman |
| Venetia Severn | Princess |
| Yvonne Severn | Princess |
| Edgar Sherrod | Priest |
| Ivan F. Simpson | Anne's Protector |
| Jack C. Smith | Forrest |
| Schuyler Standish | Page |
| Arthur Stenning | Soldier |
| Donald Stuart | Torturer Bunch |
| Denis Tankard | Beggar |
| Cyril Thornton | Prisoner |
| David Thursby | Beggar |
| Claire Whitney | Civilian Woman |
| Guy York Jr. | Soldier |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| George Robinson | Director of Photography |
| Robert N. Lee | Screenplay |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Vera West | Costume Design |
| Sam Kaufman | Makeup Artist |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Supervisor |
| William Hedgcock | Sound |
| Jack Cosgrove | Visual Effects |
| Russell Lawson | Visual Effects |
| Fred Frank | Assistant Director |
| Richard H. Riedel | Art Department Assistant |
| Edward Colman | Camera Operator |
| Arthur Gerstle | Assistant Camera |
| Henry Schuster | Camera Technician |
| George J. Teague | Camera Technician |
| Paul Landres | Assistant Editor |
| Charles Previn | Music Director |
| Ralph Freed | Music |
| Hans J. Salter | Music |
| Major G.O.T. Bagley | Technical Advisor |
| Gerald Grove | Technical Advisor |
| Fred Cavens | Technical Advisor |
| Louis Forbes | Music Coordinator |
| Rowland V. Lee | Director |
| Frank Skinner | Orchestrator, Original Music Composer |
| Otto Lederer | Makeup Artist |
| Jack Pierce | Makeup Artist |
| Ford Beebe | Second Unit |
| William Shakespeare | Original Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rowland V. Lee | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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