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The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

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While working at a circus, a man hypnotizes a trapezist to kill her partner.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

18 October 1943

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Ben Lyon

Ben Lyon

Phil Danton

Anne Crawford

Anne Crawford

Mary

David Farrar

David Farrar

Tom Danton

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Stephen Torg

Frederick Burtwell

Frederick Burtwell

Willie Wainwright

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Jim Towers (as Bill Hartnell)

Josephine Wilson

Josephine Wilson

Dora Shogun

Elsie Wagstaff

Elsie Wagstaff

Eve Wainwright (as Elsie Wagstaffe)

J.H. Roberts

J.H. Roberts

Dr. Wilson

Aubrey Mallalieu

Aubrey Mallalieu

Doctor

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