Tower of London (1962)
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Roger Corman's stripped-down remake of Universal's 1939 period classic elevates that film's supporting player Vincent Price to the starring role, essayed in the original by Basil Rathbone. Price chews scenery as hunchbacked mad monarch Richard III, who ascends the throne through murder (including the Duke of Clarence's wine-vat drowning), torture (lovely Sandra Knight gains a few inches on the rack), and elaborate deception. Bloody events and plot twists notwithstanding, this low-budget outing is painfully threadbare for a period piece, even in comparison to Corman's Edgar Allan Poe films for AIP from the same period. The film's saving grace is found in Price's manic performance, which ranks among the horror legend's most flamboyant. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Vincent Price - Richard of Gloucester
- Joan Freeman - Lady Margaret
- Joan Camden - Anne
- Richard Hale - Tyrus
- Eugenio MartÃn - Edward V
- Sarah Selby - Queen
- Justice Watson - Edward IV
- Michael Pate - Sir Ratcliffe
- Sandra Knight - Mistress Shore
- Bruce Gordon - Earl of Buckingham
- Donald Losby - Prince Richard
- Richard McCauly - Clarence
- Sara Taft - Richard of Gloucester's Mother
- Robert Brown - Sir Justin
- Director(s):
- Roger Corman
- Writer(s):
- Leo Gordon, James B. Gordon, Amos Powell
- Producer(s):
- Gene Corman
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