The Dark Tower (1943)
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Beneath the gay billows of the big-top seethes a veritable stewpot of illicit romance, false friends, rivalry and murder in this crime drama that contains the feature film debut of distinguished character actor Herbert Lom who plays a recently hired hypnotist who falls in love with a female trapeze artist, whose jealous partner is the brother of the circus owner. Desperately wanting the woman for himself, the new fellow mesmerizes the girl and suggests that she drop her partner during the next performance. She does, but the wicked hypnotist gets his comeuppance at the end. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ben Lyon, Anne Crawford, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Harlow
Synopsis of The Dark Tower
Beneath the gay billows of the big-top seethes a veritable stewpot of illicit romance, false friends, rivalry and murder in this crime drama that contains the feature film debut of distinguished character actor Herbert Lom who plays a recently hired hypnotist who falls in love with a female trapeze artist, whose jealous partner is the brother of the circus owner. Desperately wanting the woman for himself, the new fellow mesmerizes the girl and suggests that she drop her partner during the next performance. She does, but the wicked hypnotist gets his comeuppance at the end. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Dark Tower
- Ben Lyon - Phil Danton
- David Farrar - Tom Danton
- Frederick Burtwell - Willie
- Josephine Wilson - Mme. Shogun
- John H. Roberts - Dr. Wilson
- Anne Crawford - Mary
- Herbert Lom - Torg
- William Hartnell - Towers
- Elsie Wagstaffe - Eve
- Director(s):
- John Harlow
- Writer(s):
- Brock Williams, Reginald Purdell
- Producer(s):
- Max Milder
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