Movie
Tales of Terror
Overview
Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.
Details
- Release date
- 1962-07-04
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Horror, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Alta Vista Productions, American International Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Vincent Price as Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator
- Peter Lorre as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
- Basil Rathbone as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- Debra Paget as Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- Maggie Pierce as Lenora ("Morella")
- Joyce Jameson as Annabel ("The Black Cat")
- Leona Gage as Morella ("Morella")
- David Frankham as Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
- Lennie Weinrib as Policeman ("The Black Cat")
- Wally Campo as Barman Wilkins ("The Black Cat")
- Alan DeWitt as Chairman of Wine Society ("The Black Cat")
- John Hackett as Policeman ("The Black Cat")
Crew
- Roger Corman - Director
- Richard Matheson - Screenplay
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