The Dark Tower

1943

1h 30m

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6.1/10

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

Directors

John Harlow

Writers

Reginald Purdell(screenplay by)

Brock Williams(screenplay by)

Stars

Ben Lyon

Anne Crawford

David Farrar

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Top cast

Phil Danton

Mary

Tom Danton

Stephen Torg

Willie Wainwright

Jim Towers (as Bill Hartnell)

Josephine Wilson

Dora Shogun

Elsie Wagstaff

Eve Wainwright (as Elsie Wagstaffe)

J.H. Roberts

Dr. Wilson

Aubrey Mallalieu

Doctor

Directors

John Harlow

Writers

Reginald Purdell(screenplay by)

Brock Williams(screenplay by)

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Herbert Lom is superbly pervasive in this drama about the hypnotic "Torg", who alights on a struggling circus run by "Phil" (Ben Lyon) and his brother "Tom" (David Farrar). He introduces them to a game-changing acrobatic act that soon has the crowds turning up in droves. As success starts to come, "Torg" seeks more from the pair, and from his high-flying partner "Mary" (Anne Crawford) and when they start resisting his demands, things start to take a some distinctly threatening turns. At times, it's got a really effective feel to it, this film - the cast work well together and Lom really has an eeriness and creepiness about his personality that exudes as good a degree of menace as I've seen in ages. Unfortunately, though, the dialogue is poor as is the overall pace of the story - far too many distracting circus routines and romantic sub-plots that drag it down when "Korn" isn't driving the storyline. Pity. Had John Harlow focussed more on his best asset - the nasty and increasingly egregious character we could have had a better film. Still, it is a good watch.

Geronimo196726 Jun, 2022