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A Trilogy of Shock and Horror! - Tales of Terror
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Title: Tales of Terror

Release Date: 4 Jul 1962

Runtime: 1h 29m

Genre: Horror, Comedy

Director: Alta Vista Productions, American International Pictures

Production Companies: Alta Vista Productions, American International Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 6.6 (182 votes)

Cast

  • Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator: Vincent Price
  • Montresor ("The Black Cat"): Peter Lorre
  • Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar"): Basil Rathbone
  • Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar"): Debra Paget
  • Lenora ("Morella"): Maggie Pierce
  • Annabel ("The Black Cat"): Joyce Jameson
  • Morella ("Morella"): Leona Gage
  • Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar"): David Frankham
  • Policeman ("The Black Cat"): Lennie Weinrib
  • Barman Wilkins ("The Black Cat"): Wally Campo
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