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      The Dark Tower

      1943 1h 30m Drama List
      Reviews 43% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings While working at a circus, a man (Herbert Lom) hypnotizes a trapezist to kill her partner. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The entertaining crime drama is set in a traveling British circus. Rated: B- May 16, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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      j F The movie was a bit hokey, after all, hypnotism as a part of a plot is dated. But the acting and the circus was enthusiastic. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A wonderful atmospheric British noir. The character, Torg, is one of the best personifications of evil ever. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Familiar circus yarn with a new twist--Welcome Herbert - Hypnotism and The High Wire!! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member one of the best circus pics that is a mix of circus and horror Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I think most of us prefer the bread without the butter A struggling circus that is about to go out of business has a random stranger walk into their mist that has the ability to hypnotize animals and humans. The man saves the circus by starting a new act and quickly demands to become partial owner of the circus. The owner reluctantly agrees but soon wishes he hadn't when the man starts manipulating his power. How will the circus deal with the stranger? "If you're trying to put the gun in my ribs.." "It's already there. I'm trying not to pull the trigger." John Harlow, director of My Lucky Star, The Agitator, Green Fingers, While I Live, Those People Next Door, and Dangerous Cargo, delivers The Dark Tower. The storyline for this movie is extremely good, fascinating, unique, and unpredictable. The setting is well depicted and the acting is wonderful. The cast includes Herbert Lom, Ben Lyon, David Farrar, and Anne Crawford. "Your intelligence surprises me." I came across this film while flicking through Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and decided to record it. I couldn't pass on a movie with a circus plot. I adored Herbert Lom's performance and found his character, despite being the protagonist, the most interesting and well done. I definitely recommend seeing this movie if you get the chance and the end is perfect! "Hypnotize that." Grade: A- Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Why doesn't Hollywood make good circus melodramas anymore? Herbert Lom is a scary circus hypnotist who holds unnatural sway over a female trapeze artist. Lom is excellent as the hypnotist, but the film fails to live up to it's creepy premiss. I was hoping for something along the lines of Tod Browning's "Freaks" or "The Unknown", and it's unfortunately nowhere that unsettling or that good. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis While working at a circus, a man (Herbert Lom) hypnotizes a trapezist to kill her partner.
      Director
      John Harlow
      Screenwriter
      Brock Williams, Reginald Purdell
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers-First National Productions
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 28, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 30m
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