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Tales of Terror ( 1962 )

"A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!"

★6.6 /10 _(187.0)

89 min ● Jul 4, 1962 ● English

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.

Top Cast

Vincent Price

Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator

Peter Lorre

Montresor ("The Black Cat")

Basil Rathbone

Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

Debra Paget

Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

Maggie Pierce

Lenora ("Morella")

Joyce Jameson

Annabel ("The Black Cat")

Leona Gage

Morella ("Morella")

David Frankham

Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

Lennie Weinrib

Policeman ("The Black Cat")

Wally Campo

Barman Wilkins ("The Black Cat")

Alan DeWitt

Chairman of Wine Society ("The Black Cat")

John Hackett

Policeman ("The Black Cat")

Edmund Cobb

Driver ("Morella")

Scott Brown

Servant ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

Benjie Bancroft

Benjie Bancroft

Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Kenneth Gibson

Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

Tavern Patron ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)