HorrorComedy

Tales of Terror

- A Trilogy of Shock and Horror!

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.

Release Date : 1962-07-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Alta Vista ProductionsAmerican International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator

Original Name : Vincent Price

Gender : Male

Character Name : Montresor ("The Black Cat")

Original Name : Peter Lorre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

Original Name : Basil Rathbone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

Original Name : Debra Paget

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lenora ("Morella")

Original Name : Maggie Pierce

Gender : Female

Character Name : Annabel ("The Black Cat")

Original Name : Joyce Jameson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Morella ("Morella")

Original Name : Leona Gage

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

Original Name : David Frankham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman ("The Black Cat")

Original Name : Lennie Weinrib

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barman Wilkins ("The Black Cat")

Original Name : Wally Campo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chairman of Wine Society ("The Black Cat")

Original Name : Alan DeWitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman ("The Black Cat")

Original Name : John Hackett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Driver ("Morella")

Original Name : Edmund Cobb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Servant ("The Case of M. Valdemar")

Original Name : Scott Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Original Name : Benjie Bancroft

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Bradley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth Gibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tavern Patron ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Kenny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Original Name : Cosmo Sardo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wine Society Member ("The Black Cat") (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Tornek

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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