Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1956 · 1h 19m

The Cruel Tower

Director

Cast

John Ericson as Tom Kittredge Mari Blanchard as Mary 'The Babe' Thompson Charles McGraw as Harry 'Stretch' Clay Steve Brodie as Casey Peter Whitney as 'Joss' Jossman Alan Hale Jr. as Rocky Milliken (as Alan Hale)

Crew

Ernest Haller — Director of Photography Maurice Wright — Editor Warren Douglas — Screenplay William B. Hartley — Novel Lindsley Parsons — Producer

Tagline

Savage story of the raw, reckless guys who live on the towering edge of danger...and the man-wrecking dames who push them into a pit of violence and passion!

Synopsis

The story of a bunch of hard-drinking steeplejacks.

Mood & Themes

romantic rivalry tower

Key Collaborators

Lew Landers Director Ernest Haller Director of Photography Maurice Wright Editor Warren Douglas Screenplay William B. Hartley Novel Lindsley Parsons Producer

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