- HD 1080
- Runtime: 92m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Rowland V. Lee
- Stars: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'Neil, Ian Hunter, Vincent Price
- keywords: brother, murder, decapitation, black and white, king, battle, deformed man, tower of london, 15th century
- Production_studio: Universal Pictures
- Slogan: See: VAST ARMIES CLASH BEFORE YOUR EYES! See: AX-COLD MASTERS OF TREACHERY! See: DARK SECRETS BEHIND GRIM TOWERS! See: CRUELTY, COLD AS A HEADSMAN'S AX! See: BLOOD BOILING, LUSTY EXCITEMENT!
- The Tower of London is featured in the top rankings of 1939
- #57 in Top Drama Movies of 1939
- #7 in Top Horror Movies of 1939
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. As each murder is accomplished he takes particular delight in removing small figurines, each resembling one of the successors, from a throne-room dollhouse, until he alone remains. After the death of Edward he becomes Richard III, King of England, and need only defeat the exiled Henry Tudor to retain power.