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The Glass Cage

The Glass Cage

1955Movie⏱️ 59mNot Rated
DramaMystery
5.4
IMDB Rating
371 votes

Crowds flock to a carnival sideshow to see "The Starving Man", a heavyset man who claims he can go 70 days without eating. However, a couple of murders occur at the carnival, resulting in the police becoming involved.

Director
Montgomery Tully
Writers
Richard H. Landau, A.E. Martin
Stars
John Ireland, Honor Blackman, Geoffrey Keen
Release Date
April 15, 1955
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 27
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

John Ireland
John Ireland
as Pel Pelham
Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman
as Jenny Pelham
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen
as Harry Stanton
Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann
as Henri Sapolio
Sidney James
Sidney James
as Tony Lewis
Liam Redmond
Liam Redmond
as Inspector Lindley
Sydney Tafler
Sydney Tafler
as Rorke
Valerie Vernon
Valerie Vernon
as Bella
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Arnold Marlé
as Pop Maroni
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Nora Gordon
as Marie Sapolio

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Black and White
Filming Location
St Giles' Cripplegate Church, Fore street, Barbican, London, England, UK
Production
Hammer Films, Lippert Films

🏷️ Keywords

scotland yardpartyinvestmentloancheck

🎯 Categories

DramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Pel Pelham Opening Soon With Starving Man Act.
by hitchcockthelegend2012-06-12
6/10

"The Glass Tomb (AKA: The Glass Cage) is directed by Montgomery Tully and adapted to screenplay by Richard Landau from the story The Outsiders written by A. E. Martin. It stars John Ireland, Honor Blackman, Geoffrey Keen, Eric Pohlmann, Sid James and Sydney Tafler. Music is by Leonard Salzedo and cinematography by Walter Harvey. Pel Pelham's carnival is in town and the star attraction is Sapolio, a man prepared to be locked in a glass cage and starve himself for 70 days. But when a couple of murders occur at the carnival, the police become involved and suspicion starts to point its ugly f..."

💡 Did You Know?

Final film of Valerie Vernon.

📖 Synopsis

Crowds flock to a carnival sideshow to see "The Starving Man", a heavyset man who claims he can go 70 days without eating. However, a couple of murders occur at the carnival, resulting in the police becoming involved.