Tower of London
“See: VAST ARMIES CLASH BEFORE YOUR EYES! See: AXE-COLD MASTERS OF TREACHERY! See: DARK SECRETS BEHIND GRIM TOWERS! See: CRUELTY, COLD AS A HEADSMAN'S AXE! See: BLOOD BOILING, LUSTY EXCITEMENT!”
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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Basil Rathbone
Richard - Duke of Gloucester
Known for
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Boris Karloff
Mord
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Barbara O'Neil
Queen Elyzabeth
Known for
Gone with the Wind
Secret Beyond the Door
Ian Hunter
King Edward IV
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Vincent Price
Duke of Clarence
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Edward Scissorhands
Nan Grey
Lady Alice Barton
Known for
The Invisible Man Returns
Dracula's Daughter
Ernest Cossart
Tom Clink
Known for
Angel
The Great Ziegfeld
John Sutton
John Wyatt
Known for
Return of the Fly
The Invisible Man Returns
Leo G. Carroll
Lord Hastings
Known for
North by Northwest
Strangers on a Train
Miles Mander
King Henry VI
Known for
Murder, My Sweet
The Pleasure Garden
Lionel Belmore
Beacon - a Chamberlain
Known for
Frankenstein
The Vampire Bat
Rose Hobart
Anne Neville
Known for
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Rowland V. Lee Director · Robert N. Lee Screenplay William Shakespeare Story
Budget $580K · United States release November 17, 1939 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$580,000
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 17, 1939
Theatrical
Russia
November 24, 1948 · Theatrical · Субтитры – к/ст им. Горького, 1948 г.
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