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Tales of Terror (1962)
Directed by Roger Corman
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Overview
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.
Rated PG-13 | Length 89 minutes
Actors
Vincent Price | Peter Lorre | Basil Rathbone | Debra Paget | Maggie Pierce | Joyce Jameson | Leona Gage | David Frankham | Lennie Weinrib | Wally Campo | Alan DeWitt | John Hackett | Edmund Cobb | Scott Brown | Benjie Bancroft | Paul Bradley | Kenneth Gibson | Kenner G. Kemp | Jack Kenny | Cosmo Sardo | Jack Tornek
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/17/2022 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| 05/01/2013 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Fortunately I started this one a while back… cuz I only had a little over an hour left to finish it and get this viewing in under the wire of the Great Netflix Instant Purge of 2013. Fortunately Netflix runs on Pacific time! And fortunately they allow you to finish the streaming even tho it runs past that time by 30+ minutes in this case.
This is trilogy of Edgar Allan Poe short films each starring Vincent Price, natch. Wouldn’t classify this as great as the other Corman/Price collaborations but still a solid watch. Esp. for Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone.
And that’s a wrap on my 2-day Great Netflix Purge! Nine films. Not too bad. Wish I could have seen more but such is life and the way it goes. At least I’ve made it memorable.
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