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Tower of London (1939) [NR]

Release Date:
November 17, 1939

Original Title:
Tower of London

Alternate Titles:
La torre de Londres

Genres:
Drama | History

Production Companies:
Universal Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 92

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Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Department Assistant:
Richard H. Riedel

Art Direction:
Jack Otterson

Assistant Camera:
Arthur Gerstle

Assistant Director:
Fred Frank

Assistant Editor:
Paul Landres

Camera Operator:
Edward Colman

Camera Technician:
Henry Schuster
George J. Teague

Costume Design:
Vera West

Director:
Rowland V. Lee

Director of Photography:
George Robinson

Editor:
Edward Curtiss

Makeup Artist:
Jack Pierce
Otto Lederer
Sam Kaufman

Music:
Ralph Freed
Hans J. Salter

Music Coordinator:
Louis Forbes

Music Director:
Charles Previn

Orchestrator:
Frank Skinner

Original Music Composer:
Frank Skinner

Producer:
Rowland V. Lee

Screenplay:
Robert N. Lee

Second Unit:
Ford Beebe

Set Decoration:
Russell A. Gausman

Sound:
William Hedgcock

Sound Supervisor:
Bernard B. Brown

Technical Advisor:
Major G.O.T. Bagley
Gerald Grove
Fred Cavens

Visual Effects:
Jack Cosgrove
Russell Lawson

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