Tales of Terror (1962)

What it’s about

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.

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")