Tales of Terror (1962)

★ 6.7 1h 29m IMDb

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.

Tales of Terror

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Vincent Price
Vincent Price as Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator Died 1993 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and performances in horror films. His career spanned other genres, including fi...
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre as Montresor ("The Black Cat") Died 1964 · Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia) Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner. He caused an international sensation in 1931 with his portrayal of a serial ki...
Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar") Died 1967 · Johannesburg, South African Republic Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967), was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily c...
Debra Paget
Debra Paget as Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar") Age 92 · Denver, Colorado, USA Debra Paget (born Debralee Griffin; August 19, 1933) is an American actress and entertainer. She is perhaps best known for her performances in Cecil B. DeMille's epic The Ten Commandments (1956) and i...
Maggie Pierce
Maggie Pierce as Lenora ("Morella") Died 2010 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Joyce Jameson
Joyce Jameson as Annabel ("The Black Cat") Died 1987 · Chicago, Illinois, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joyce Jameson (September 26, 1927 - January 16, 1987) was an American actress best remembered for her blonde bimbo roles during the Marilyn Monroe period. She wa...

Audience Reviews

John Chard 7/10 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 once Price meets Lorre’s beautiful put upon wife, things are going to end badly.

Finally is The Case of M Valdemar which pits Basil Rathbone into the mix as a devious hypnotist who uses his powers for what he thinks will be sexually tinged deeds. Price is in this as well, but spends most of the story as a corpse.

It’s a short sharp shock piece of film making, fun and sometimes stylish, it doesn’t however have the requisite scares to marry up with the welcome black humour that makes the second instalment the standout.

Still, having three legends of cinema in one picture has to be a bonus, and The Black Cat alone is worth investing time with this one. 7/10

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