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The Cruel Tower
“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!”
4.9 / 10• 1956• 1h 19m•NR• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
The story of a bunch of hard-drinking steeplejacks.
Cast & Crew
John Ericson
Tom Kittredge
Lead
Mari Blanchard
Mary 'The Babe' Thompson
Charles McGraw
Harry 'Stretch' Clay
Steve Brodie
Casey
Peter Whitney
'Joss' Jossman
Alan Hale Jr.
Rocky Milliken (as Alan Hale)
Diana Darrin
Kitt
Carol Kelly
Waitress
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lew Landers's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Cruel Tower is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
