{"id":39360,"date":"2020-02-07T23:55:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T23:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/?p=39360"},"modified":"2020-02-16T00:36:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T00:36:02","slug":"the-cruel-tower-by-lew-landers-available-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/en\/the-cruel-tower-by-lew-landers-available-now\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Cruel Tower&#8221; by Lew Landers available now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]\u201c<strong>The Cruel Tower<\/strong>\u201d (German: \u201c<strong>Turm des Todes<\/strong>\u201c) by <strong>Lew Landers<\/strong> is the third film in \u201c<strong>The Blue Series<\/strong>\u201d of the film label \u201c<strong>M-Square Classics<\/strong>\u201c. The film, which is based on a novel by <strong>William B. 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The leading actress <strong>Mari Blanchard<\/strong> had great success as an actress in the 60\u2019s: You could see her next to <strong>John Wayne<\/strong> in \u201c<strong>MacLintock<\/strong>\u201d or next to <strong>Vincent Price<\/strong> in \u201c<strong>The Poison of Evil<\/strong>\u201d as well as in the long-running TV hit \u201c<strong>77- Sunset- Strip<\/strong>\u201c. <strong>John Ericso<\/strong>n became famous through \u201cC<strong>ity in Fear<\/strong>\u201d next to <strong>Spencer Tracy<\/strong> and in the 60s and 70s through countless guest roles in well-known TV series like \u201c<strong>Bonanza<\/strong>\u201c, \u201c<strong>Smoking Colts<\/strong>\u201c, \u201c<strong>The Streets of San Francisco<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c<strong>Vegas<\/strong>\u201c.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>Charles McGraw<\/strong> on the other hand drew attention to himself especially through roles in \u201c<strong>Spartacus<\/strong>\u201c, <strong>Alfred Hitchcock<\/strong>\u2018s \u201c<strong>The Birds<\/strong>\u201d or the TV series \u201c<strong>The Untouchables<\/strong>\u201c.\u00a0The sometimes breathtaking high altitude shots were staged by camera legend <strong>Ernest Haller<\/strong>, who won two <strong>Oscar<\/strong>s for \u201c<strong>Gone with the Wind<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>Jezebel<\/strong>\u201c.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Synopsis:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The unemployed tramp Tom Kittredge (<strong>John Ericson<\/strong>) joins three assembly workers who repair giant chimneys, steel towers and high-voltage lines at dizzying heights. 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