The Cruel Tower

{{Infobox film

| name = The Cruel Tower

| image = The Cruel Tower poster.jpeg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Lew Landers

| producer = Lindsley Parsons

| screenplay = Warren Douglas

| based_on = {{based on|The Cruel Tower|William Brown Hartley}}

| starring = John Ericson
Mari Blanchard
Charles McGraw
Steve Brodie
Peter Whitney
Alan Hale Jr.

| music = Paul Dunlap

| cinematography = Ernest Haller

| editing = Maurice Wright

| studio = Lindsley Parsons Picture Corporation

| distributor = Allied Artists Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1956|10|28}}

| runtime = 79 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Cruel Tower is a 1956 American adventure film directed by Lew Landers and written by Warren Douglas. It is based on the 1955 novel The Cruel Tower by William Brown Hartley. The film stars John Ericson, Mari Blanchard, Charles McGraw, Steve Brodie, Peter Whitney and Alan Hale Jr. The film was released on October 28, 1956, by Allied Artists Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71937/the-cruel-tower |title=The Cruel Tower (1956) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2019-06-30}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-cruel-tower-v88287 |title=The Cruel Tower (1956) - Lew Landers |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2019-06-30}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/51797-THE-CRUELTOWER |title=The Cruel Tower |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=2019-06-30}}