The Dark Tower (1943 film)

The Dark Tower (1943 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Dark Tower


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director = John Harlow
producer = Max Milder
writer = George S. Kaufman (play)
Reginald Purdell
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starring = Herbert Lom
Anne Crawford
David Farrar
Ben Lyon
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released = October 18 1943
runtime = 90 minutes
country = UK
language = English
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imdb_id = 0034636

"The Dark Tower" is a 1943 circus film starring Herbert Lom, Anne Crawford, David Farrar and Ben Lyon.

Plot

Stephen Torg (Herbert Lom) seeks work at a struggling traveling circus. While there, a lion escapes; Torg is able to control it with his skill at hypnotism. Phil Danton (Ben Lyon), the head of the circus, is so impressed, he hires the newcomer. Then someone comes up with an idea. Torg hypnotizes Mary (Anne Crawford) so that she can perform a dangerous aerial stunt without props. Her partner and boyfriend, Tom Danton (David Farrar) is suspicious, but is overruled by the others.

With Torg's help, the circus becomes very successful, and Torg is able to force Phil into making him a partner. Meanwhile, Torg falls in love with Mary, though she makes it clear to him that her heart belongs to Tom. As time goes on, Torg begins to exert control over Mary. Before one performance, he tells her under hypnosis that she will be so tired that she will be unable to hold onto Tom during their trapeze act. As a result, Tom falls and is injured so badly, he has to stay in the hospital. The others suspect what is going on, but have no proof and are powerless to do anything.

When Tom recovers enough to return to the circus, he finds that Torg has Mary performing an even more dangerous stunt. While watching it, he unthinkingly cries out her name, breaking her trance and almost causing her fall from the high wire. While Torg is being lowered to the ground, Phil cuts the rope and Torg falls to his death. However, in a twist, the doctor reveals that Torg was shot in the head in mid-air, a feat that could only have been done by the circus's sharpshooter, Dora (Josephine Wilson).


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