TORNADO (1943) Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly & William Henry | Tragedy, Drama | B&W | Classic Film

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Tornado is a 1943 film directed by William A. Berke and starring Chester Morris and Nancy Kelly.

Synopsis

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. Still unwilling to bear her poor surroundings and unsatisfied with being a miner's wife, Victory decides to climb the social ladder by having an affair with the wealthy owner of the mine, Gary Linden (Conway), unbeknownst to her faithful husband. Suddenly, a ferocious tornado hits the town and the mine, putting everyone in danger.

Cast & Crew

Chester Morris as Pete Ramsey
Nancy Kelly as Vactie Kane
William Henry as Bob Ramsey
Gwen Kenyon as Sally Vlochek
Joe Sawyer as Charlie Boswell
Marie McDonald as Diana Linden
Morgan Conway as Gary Linden
Nestor Paiva as Big Joe Vlochek

Directed by: William A. Berke
Written by: Maxwell Shane
Based on: Black Tornado (novel) by John Guedel
Produced by: William H. Pine, William C. Thomas
Starring: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly
Cinematography: Fred Jackman Jr.
Edited by: William H. Ziegler
Music by: Freddie Rich
Production Company: Pine-Thomas Productions
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: August 1943
Running Time: 83 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English