Tales of Terror
“A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!”
1962•1h 29m•6.7•Released
HorrorComedyMysteryThriller
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.
Director
Roger Corman
Writer
Richard Matheson
Languages
English
Studio
Alta Vista Productions
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
Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
Production
Company
Alta Vista Productions
Company
American International Pictures
Producer
Roger Corman
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