Tornado

Directed by William Berke
Approved
1943    83mDrama, Romance
5.95.5
Pete Ramsey (Morris) is a hard-working coal miner who falls in love with and marries scheming showgirl Victory Kane (Kelly). Victory presses Pete to fight for the position of the mine superintendent, which he earns. Unable to bear her poor surroundings and unsatisfied with being a miner's wife, Victory decides to climb the social ladder and have an affair with the wealthy owner of the mine, Gary Linden (Conway), unbeknownst to her faithful husband. Suddenly, a ferocious tornado forms and hits the town and the mine, putting everyone's life in danger. For its time, the film has impressive visual effects for the tornado sequence.
  • Chester MorrisPete Ramsey
  • Nancy KellyVictory Kane
  • Gwen KenyonSally Vlochek
  • Nestor PaivaBig Joe Vlochek
  • William HenryBob Ramsey
  • Morgan ConwayGary Linden
  • Marie McDonaldDiana Linden
  • Frank ReicherLinden, Sr.
  • Joe SawyerCharlie Muscles
  • Vince BarnettAlvin
  • William BerkeDirector
  • Maxwell ShaneScreenplay
  • John GuedelNovel
  • William C. ThomasProducer
  • William H. PineProducer
  • Ben BerkSet Decoration
  • Frank Paul SylosArt Direction
  • Fred Jackman Jr.Director Of Photography
  • William H. ZieglerEditor

Tornado Trivia

Tornado was released on August 9, 1943.

Tornado was directed by William Berke.

Tornado has a runtime of 83m.

Tornado was produced by William C. Thomas, William H. Pine.

The key characters in Tornado are Pete Ramsey (Chester Morris), Victory Kane (Nancy Kelly), Sally Vlochek (Gwen Kenyon).

Tornado is rated Approved.

Tornado is a Drama, Romance film.

Tornado has an audience rating of 5.9 out of 10.

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