The tower set used to be immediately adjacent to Denver Street. It was removed around 1988 for the construction of the Earthquake show building which has replaced it.
The set was built for Tower of London (1939) starring Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone and Vincent Price. That film marked Vincent Price’s horror film debut.
The castle also appeared as a concentration camp in Judgement at Nuremburg, starring Spencer Tracy, a Scottish castle in McMillan and Wife, an amusement park in Murder She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury, and even a village on a distant planet in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. It also appeared in Airwolf, when the helicopter of the title made a flying visit.
Seen on Screen: Universal Studios Hollywood [Tower_of_London]
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower of London [Feature Film] | 1939 | Rowland V. Lee |  |
| The Tower of London castle set on the backlot was constructed for this movie. It remained until 1988 when it was replaced by the Earthquake attraction for the Studio Tour. | |||
| Golden Earrings [Feature Film] | 1947 | Mitchell Leisen | |
| Tower of London castle set, Little Europe sets on the backlot. | |||
| The Golden Blade [Feature Film] | 1953 | Nathan Juran | |
| Tower of London set on the backlot | |||
| The Black Shield of Falworth [Feature Film] | 1954 | Rudolph Maté | |
| Tower of London set | |||
| Judgement at Nuremberg [Feature Film] | 1961 | Stanley Kramer | |
| The Tower of London castle set on the backlot is used for concentration camp scenes. | |||
| McMillan & Wife [TV Series] | 1971-1977 | Leonard Stern | |
| Interiors shot on Stage 44, the backlot Tower of London set appeared as a scottish castle. The San Francisco Street area and New York Street area on the backlot were used. | |||
| Battlestar Galactica [TV Series] | 1978-1979 | Glen A. Larson, Lou Shaw | |
| The backlot Tower of London castle set featured in 1978 episode The Magnificent Warriors. Six Points Texas also featured. | |||
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century [TV Series] | 1979-1981 | | |
| The backlot Tower of London castle set and Little Europe sets appear in the episode Golden Boy as a village on a distant planet. | |||
| Airwolf [TV Series] | 1984-1986 | Donald P. Bellisario | |
| Colonial Street (Cleaver House), Colonial Street Church, Denver Street, Little Europe, New York Street, Six Points Texas, Square of Warriors, Tower of London backlot sets, Stage 14 [helicopter interior mockup], Stage 20 [process shots], Stage 24 [Hawke Cabin set], Stage 27 [The Lair hideout], Stage 28 [process shots] | |||
| Murder She Wrote [TV Series] | 1984-1996 | Various | |
| "Incident on Lot 7" - Season 8, Episode 13 (1992) - Psycho House | |||
| "Jessica Behind Bars" - Season 2, Episode 9 (1985) - Square of Warriors / Spartacus Square Embassy building appears as the Prison exterior. | |||
| "Hooray for Homicide" - Season 1, Episode 3 (1984) - Front Lot & Studio Tour | |||
| Colonial Street, New York Street (as London), Tower of London set (as an amusement park), Little Europe (unknown episodes) | |||
| Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Singapore Lake (Jaws Lake) appeared in the opening titles as Cabot Cove, Maine. | |||
| "To Kill A Legend" (Season 11 Episode 3, October 1994) Circle Drive on Colonial Street is featured prominently as the location for the battle re-enactment. The Colonial Street Church is seen in many shots. | |||
| "Seal of the Confessional" - Season 6 Episode 2 (1989) - Colonial Street Church appears in the opening sequence. Jaws Lake appears as Cabot Cove. | |||
| Stage 20 [pilot], Stage 22, Stage 25 (interior Jessica Fletcher's house), Stage 29, the backlot Train Station appeared in one episode. | |||
| Episode The Murder Channel (Season 11, Episode 6) features Brownstone Street and New York Street prominently. (1994) | |||
| "Judge Not" (Season 8 Episode 6) Shot in 1991 - featured the Embassy buildings in the Square of Warriors and Little Europe on the backlot. | |||