Tower of London (1939)

In 15th century England, Lord DeVere (John Rodion) is executed for treason by King Edward IV (Ian Hunter). John Wyatt's (John Sutton) loyalty to his cousin and refusal to enter into a planned marriage to strengthen royal ties angers Edward and his younger brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Basil Rathbone), resulting in Wyatt being imprisoned in the Tower. Edward and Richard hope to kill the aging King Henry VI (Miles Mander) during the Battle of Tewkesbury, but he survives and is murdered by Mord (Boris Karloff), an executioner and Richard's ally. After winning the battle and killing the Prince of Wales, Richard sets his sights on Anne Neville (Rose Hobart), the Prince's widow. However, Clarence (Vincent Price), brother of Edward and Richard, tries to prevent this by arranging for Anne to be hidden away. Mord's spies eventually locate her and she is tricked into marrying Richard. Soon after, Richard drowns Clarence in a large wine barrel.

After King Edward dies, his eldest son, Prince Edward (Ronald Sinclair), is crowned king. On Richard's orders, Mord murders the boy king and his brother in the Tower. Now king of England, Richard tries to prevent the stolen royal treasure from reaching Tudor in France, but Wyatt transports the treasure to the exiled king. With a new army, Tudor returns to England and meets Richard and Mord at the Battle of Bosworth. Richard and Mord are killed in battle and Tudor is declared king.

Vintage magazines

2 films complets 10, 15-08 1948

Books with substantial mentioning of Tower of London

		John T. Soister Of Gods and monsters, A critical guide to Universal Studios' science fiction, horror, and mystery films, 1929-1939 Jefferson, N.C., 1999

		Scott Allen Nollen Boris Karloff, A Critical Account of His Screen, Stage, Radio, television and Recording Work Jefferson, NC, 1991

		John Brunas, Michael Brunas, Tom Weaver Universal Horrors, The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-1946 1990

		Richard Bojarski and Kenneth Beals The Films of Boris Karloff Secaucus, NJ, 1974