Movie
House of Usher
Overview
Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.
Details
- Release date
- 1960-07-20
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Genres
- Horror, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Alta Vista Productions, American International Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Vincent Price as Roderick Usher
- Mark Damon as Philip Winthrop
- Myrna Fahey as Madeline Usher
- Harry Ellerbe as Bristol
- David Andar as Ghost (uncredited)
- Bill Borzage as Ghost (uncredited)
- Mario Bellini as Ghost (uncredited)
- Eleanor LeFaber as Ghost (uncredited)
- Nadajan as Ghost (uncredited)
- Ruth Oklander as Ghost (uncredited)
- George Paul as Ghost (uncredited)
- Géraldine Paulette as Ghost (uncredited)
Crew
- Roger Corman - Director
- Richard Matheson - Writer
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