Tales of Terror (1962)

About This Movie

Tales of Terror is a 1962 horror and comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Its leading cast includes Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone. It runs for 1 hour 29 minutes.

Synopsis

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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Trailer

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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")
• L 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")
• A Alan DeWitt Chairman of Wine Society ("The Black Cat")
• John Hackett Policeman ("The Black Cat")
• Edmund Cobb Driver ("Morella")
• S Scott Brown Servant ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
• B Benjie Bancroft Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
• P Paul Bradley Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
• K Kenneth Gibson Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)
• Kenner G. Kemp Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)