Tales of Terror (1962)
Horror • Comedy • Mystery • Thriller • 1ч 29м
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.
TMDB rating:
6.7
(206)
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")
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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")
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Alan DeWitt
Chairman of Wine Society ("The Black Cat")
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John Hackett
Policeman ("The Black Cat")
Edmund Cobb
Driver ("Morella")
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Scott Brown
Servant ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
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Benjie Bancroft
Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley
Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
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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)
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Jack Tornek
Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Crew
Pat Dinga
Special Effects
Les Baxter
Original Music Composer
Roger Corman
Producer
Harry Reif
Set Decoration
Richard Matheson
Screenplay
Daniel Haller
Production Design
Floyd Crosby
Director of Photography
Anthony Carras
Editor
Roger Corman
Director
Ray Mercer
Visual Effects
Marjorie Corso
Wardrobe Master
Bartlett A. Carré
Production Manager
Al Simms
Music Coordinator
Jack Bohrer
Assistant Director
Eve Newman
Music Editor
Richard M. Rubin
Property Master
John L. Bury
Sound
Ross Hahn
Construction Coordinator
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Executive Producer
James H. Nicholson
Executive Producer
John Ceniga
Props
Ray Forman
Hairstylist
Lou LaCava
Makeup Artist
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