Tornado (1943)
Directed by William Berke / William A. Berke
Genres - Drama, Romance, Family & Personal Relationships |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama |
Release Date - Aug 9, 1943 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 83 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Paramount's Pine-Thomas unit continued humming profitably along with 1943's Tornado. Chester Morris (who eventually appeared in eight Pine-Thomas efforts) stars as coal miner Pete Ramsey, who falls in love with, and secretly marries, scheming showgirl Victory Kane (Nancy Kelly). Anxious to escape her poverty-stricken surroundings, Victory urges Pete to lobby for the position of mine superintendent. Climbing ever upward on the social and economic ladder, Victory has an affair with wealthy mine operator Gary Linden (Morgan Conway). She finally receives her comeuppance during the tornado of the title-an impressive piece of special effects, though obviously not in the league of Twister. Tornado was scripted by Maxwell Shane and directed by William Berke, two stalwarts of the Pine-Thomas operation.
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business, business-rivalry, coal, extramarital-affair, killing, land, love, love-triangle, marital-problems, marriage, mine, property, rival, romance, showgirl, superintendent, tornado
