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The White Tower (film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The White Tower
| image = The White Tower VideoCover.jpeg
| caption =
| director = Ted Tetzlaff
| producer = Sid Rogell
| screenplay = Paul Jarrico
| based_on =
| starring = Glenn Ford
Alida Valli
Claude Rains
Oscar Homolka
Lloyd Bridges
Cedric Hardwicke
| music = Roy Webb
| cinematography = Ray Rennahan
| editing = Samuel E. Beetley
| studio = RKO Radio Pictures
| distributor = RKO Radio Pictures
| released =
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
'The White Tower' is a 1950 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Ted Tetzlaff and starring Alida Valli as a woman determined to fulfill her father's dream by conquering the mountain that killed her father, and Glenn Ford as the mountaineer who loves her. It is based on the 1945 novel of the same name by James Ramsey Ullman. She assembles an unusual climbing party of six people in the Swiss Alps to tackle the nearly impossible ascent of a mountain known as 'The White Tower,' which has never been climbed. While struggling together to conquer the obstacle, each climber shows his true worth, or lack thereof.
Plot
Mountain climbers in the Swiss Alps mull over past problems while trying to conquer a perilous peak.
Cast
* Glenn Ford as Martin Ordway
* Alida Valli as Carla Alten (as Valli)
* Claude Rains as Paul DeLambre
* Oskar Homolka as Andreas (as Oscar Homolka)
* Cedric Hardwicke as Dr. Nicholas Radcliffe (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
* Lloyd Bridges as Hein
* June Clayworth as Mme. Astrid DeLambre
* Lotte Stein as Frau Andreas
See also
* List of American films of 1950
References
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