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Tales of Terror

  • 1962
  • Approved
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
9.5K
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Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone, and Debra Paget in Tales of Terror (1962)
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Psychological HorrorSupernatural HorrorComedyHorrorMysteryThriller

Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death.Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death.Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death.

  • Director
    • Roger Corman
  • Writers
    • Richard Matheson
    • Edgar Allan Poe
  • Stars
    • Vincent Price
    • Maggie Pierce
    • Leona Gage
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    9.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Richard Matheson
      • Edgar Allan Poe
    • Stars
      • Vincent Price
      • Maggie Pierce
      • Leona Gage
    • 90User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast21

    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Locke…
    Maggie Pierce
    Maggie Pierce
    • Lenora
    • (segment "Morella")
    Leona Gage
    Leona Gage
    • Morella
    • (segment "Morella")
    Peter Lorre
    Peter Lorre
    • Montresor
    • (segment "The Black Cat")
    Joyce Jameson
    Joyce Jameson
    • Annabel
    • (segment "The Black Cat")
    Basil Rathbone
    Basil Rathbone
    • Carmichael
    • (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
    Debra Paget
    Debra Paget
    • Helene
    • (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
    David Frankham
    David Frankham
    • Dr. James
    • (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
    Lennie Weinrib
    Lennie Weinrib
    • Policeman
    • (segment "The Black Cat")
    Wally Campo
    Wally Campo
    • Barman Wilkins
    • (segment "The Black Cat")
    Alan DeWitt
    • Chairman of Wine Society
    • (segment "The Black Cat")
    • (as Alan DeWit)
    John Hackett
    • Policeman
    • (segment "The Black Cat")
    Edmund Cobb
    Edmund Cobb
    • Driver
    • (segment "Morella")
    • (as Ed Cobb)
    Scott Brown
    • Servant
    • (segment "The Case of M. Valdemar")
    Benjie Bancroft
    • Wine Society Member
    • (segment "The Black Cat")
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    Paul Bradley
    • Wine Society Member
    • (segment "The Black Cat")
    • (uncredited)
    Kenneth Gibson
    • Wine Society Member
    • (segment "The Black Cat")
    • (uncredited)
    Kenner G. Kemp
    Kenner G. Kemp
    • Wine Society Member
    • (segment "The Black Cat")
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Richard Matheson
      • Edgar Allan Poe
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Mystery
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The "Black Cat" segment was recycled for "The Comedy of Terrors (1963)" (even the presence of a meddlesome cat). Many of the same actors appear in both films, only here Peter Lorre plays the drunk married to devoted Joyce Jameson, with Vincent Price introduced as the third member of the triangle; in "Comedy of Terrors" Price and Lorre exchange roles, and Jameson essentially repeats her performance. Not only that, but Price's line "What place is this?" from the "M. Valdemar" segment of "Tales of Terror" is recycled as a running gag for Basil Rathbone in "Comedy of Terrors".
    • Goofs
      When Morella takes control of Lenora's body, as Vincent Price walks up the last time before the reveal, you can see a red backstage light in the "window."
    • Quotes
      • Montresor Herringbone: Haven't I convinced you of my sincerity yet? I'm genuinely dedicated to your destruction.
    • Alternate versions
      The shots of Valdemar 'liquefying' over Carmichael were originally cut from the UK cinema print and later restored for video.
    • Connections
      Featured in Nightwatch Presents Edgar Allan Poe: Tales of Terror (1973)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 18, 1962 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror
    • Filming locations
      • Virginia, USA
    • Production company
      • Alta Vista Productions
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,270,000
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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