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Robert N. Lee (original screenplay)
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17 November 1939 (USA)
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In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne...
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An appropriately towering performance
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Basil Rathbone | ... | Richard - Duke of Gloucester |
 | Boris Karloff | ... | Mord |
| Barbara O'Neil | ... | Queen Elyzabeth |
| Ian Hunter | ... | King Edward IV |
 | Vincent Price | ... | Duke of Clarence |
| Nan Grey | ... | Lady Alice Barton |
| Ernest Cossart | ... | Tom Clink |
| John Sutton | ... | John Wyatt |
| Leo G. Carroll | ... | Lord Hastings |
| Miles Mander | ... | King Henry VI |
| Lionel Belmore | ... | Beacon - a Chamberlain |
| Rose Hobart | ... | Anne Neville |
 | Ronald Sinclair | ... | Boy King Edward |
| John Herbert-Bond | ... | Boy Prince Richard |
| Ralph Forbes | ... | Henry Tudor |
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92 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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The battle scenes were an ordeal to film. Principally shot on August 19, 1939 at a ranch in Tarzana, the fog machine proved ineffective in the face of high winds. The 100-degree heat caused the 300 extras to suffer and rain machines caused the soldier's cardboard helmets and shields to disintegrate. Additional battle scenes were shot on August 22 and on September 4, 1939, but the California heat continued to play havoc with the cast, crew and equipment.
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Referenced in The Best of Sex and Violence (1981)
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Ambitious, historical tale with lots of battles (fairly well done) and much power struggling, particularly of course by the hunchbacked Richard. The matters romantic slow things down enormously and although clearly striving for some measure of authenticity, there are just too many characters for the budget or script to be able to deal with as one might have liked. However, given the limited resources, a reasonable result is achieved, helped enormously by three excellent male leads. Basil Rathbone is very fine indeed and very convincing in the role of the scheming, Richard and none of the camp Price would bring to the role another time. A very young Vincent price is also most effective and it is great to see his crooked smile and fluttering eyelids already swinging into action. A bit too fey here perhaps but lets himself go in the infamous drinking scene. Incidental to the main story and probably originally added as a bit of light relief, Boris Karloff brings anything but. An appropriately towering performance and despite very few lines and not a lot of screen time he drags himself into centre frame and haunts one's memory afterwards.