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Tales of Terror( 1962)

TV-MAHorrorComedy
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A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!

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 Billed Cast

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      Vincent Price

      Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator

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      Peter Lorre

      Montresor ("The Black Cat")

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      Basil Rathbone

      Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

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      Debra Paget

      Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

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      Maggie Pierce

      Lenora ("Morella")

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      Joyce Jameson

      Annabel ("The Black Cat")

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      Leona Gage

      Morella ("Morella")

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      David Frankham

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

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      Lennie Weinrib

      Policeman ("The Black Cat")

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      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")

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      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)

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      Kenner G. Kemp

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

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      Jack Kenny

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

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      Cosmo Sardo

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

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      Jack Tornek

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

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Feb 12 2015
    Corman, Poe & Price. The fourth venture into Poe adaptations for Roger Corman and Vincent Price sees them taking on the portmanteau format with a trilogy of creepers. First off is Morella, which finds Price as a typecast loner living in a big old mansion with the dead corpse of his wife! Enter his daughter, who at birth was the reason for Morella’s death and thus Price originally holds a grudge, but of course there is a twist in the tale. Secondly is The Black Cat, with Peter Lorre joining Price in the best of the three tales. Price is a wine tasting dandy, Lorre a complete drunk and ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • cat
    • spider
    • reincarnation
    • vase
    • buried alive
    • wine
    • anthology
    • murder
    • zombie
    • corpse
    • extramarital affair
    • drunk
    • hypnotist
    • tomb
    • edgar allan poe