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The Glass Cage

"JAGGED EDGE OF VIOLENCE!...THAT SHATTERS THE SCREEN WITH SUSPENSE!"

1955-04-15 Crime 59mins

A circus barker stages a sensational new act, the world's longest fast undertaken by “Sapolio”, on view in a glass cage. But this act also results in several murders, a kidnapping, and a poisoning!

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The Glass Cage

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A circus barker stages a sensational new act, the world's longest fast undertaken by “Sapolio”, on view in a glass cage. But this act also results in several murders, a kidnapping, and a poisoning!

  • Released
    1955-04-15
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    59mins
  • Genre
    Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
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  • Production
    Hammer Film Productions, Lippert Films

Crew

Montgomery Tully
Director
Richard H. Landau
Screenplay
Anthony Hinds
Producer
Keywords:
carnival film noir murder b movie sideshow promoter

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Cast

John Ireland

John Ireland
Pel Pelham
Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman
Jenny Pelham
Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen
Harry Stanton
Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann
Henri Sapolio
Sid James

Sid James
Tony Lewis
Liam Redmond

Liam Redmond
Inspector Lindley
Tonia Bern

Tonia Bern
Rena Maroni
Sydney Tafler

Sydney Tafler
Rorke
Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne
Bertie
Valerie Vernon

Valerie Vernon
Bella
Anthony Richmond

Anthony Richmond
Peter Pelham
Nora Gordon

Nora Gordon
Marie Sapolio
Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd
George
Bernard Bresslaw

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Stan Little

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A Review by John Chard 6

Written by John Chard on 2019-11-13

Pel Pelham Opening Soon With Starving Man Act. The Glass Tomb (AKA: The Glass Cage) is directed by Montgomery Tully and adapted to scree... read more

Pel Pelham Opening Soon With Starving Man Act. 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 finger. Part of the Hammer Film Noir series released by VCI Entertainment, The Glass Tomb is an odd little picture that's more a collection of noirish traits and ideas than a fully fledged movie. Running at just under an hour in length, film hinges on the flimsiest of stories but just about gets away with it on account of solid performances and some spiky themes in the piece. In the mix are carnival outcasts, blackmail, murder, carnal desires, gluttony, addiction and a macabre party scene with a body upstairs kept company for some time by the murderer?! These are nicely presided over by Tully and Harvey where shadows are often prominent and a neon light and subway train serve the atmosphere very well. You do wonder what world we live in when people pay to watch a man just not eat? While the murderer is known to us from the first killing, thus there's no mystery aspect to hang your coat on. Though clearly the makers want us to observe how the murderer easily moves about this carnival group undetected and above suspicion. Not comfortably recommended as a whole, but enough parts of the quilt for the noir fans to appreciate. 6/10

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-04-04

Eric Pohlmann is "Sapolio", quite a large fellow who declares that he is going to have himself locked in a glass room for 70 days without fo... read more

Eric Pohlmann is "Sapolio", quite a large fellow who declares that he is going to have himself locked in a glass room for 70 days without food. Can he survive? Well it turns out, in this short thriller, that he might be a damn sight safer than some of those outside - as murder is afoot. "Pel" (John Ireland) who has promoted this affair - and who hasn't two pennies to rub together - is initially a police suspect but as the investigation narrows, it looks like only the man in the glass box might really know what happened! John Ireland is adequate in this hour-long film as is his on-screen wife Honor Blackman ("Jenny"); Geoffrey Keen ("Stanton") has a bit more than usual for him to get his teeth into and a stalwart cast of British reliables all help keep it rumbling along well enough. I found the ending a bit daft, but I suspect most of whatever budget it had went on Ireland, so that's maybe to be expected. Basic, wordy but still watchable.

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A Review by John Chard

Pel Pelham Opening Soon With Starving Man Act. 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,...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 6

Written by John Chard on 2019-11-13

Pel Pelham Opening Soon With Starving Man Act. 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...

read more
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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-04-04

Eric Pohlmann is "Sapolio", quite a large fellow who declares that he is going to have himself locked in a glass room for 70 days without food. Can he survive? Well it turns out, in this short thrille...

read more