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!
1956 · 1h 19m · Approved
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Lew Landers
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The Cruel Tower
Overview
The story of a bunch of hard-drinking steeplejacks.
Director and cast
- Lew Landers Director
- 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)
- Diana Darrin as Kitt
- Carol Kelly as Waitress
- Barbara Bell Wright as Rev. Claver
- Stafford Repp as Doctor
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