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House of Usher
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Overview

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Release Date:
22 June 1960 (USA) more
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Edgar Allan Poe's overwhelming tale of EVIL & TORMENT more
Plot:
After a long journey, Philip arrives at the Usher mansion seeking his loved one, Madeline. Upon arriving... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
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Vincent Price without his moustache... more (65 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Vincent Price ... Roderick Usher
Mark Damon ... Philip Winthrop
Myrna Fahey ... Madeline Usher
Harry Ellerbe ... Bristol
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Eleanor LeFaber ... Ghost
Ruth Oklander ... Ghost
Géraldine Paulette ... Ghost
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Fall of the House of Usher (UK) (USA) (alternative title)
The Mysterious House of Usher (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
79 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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This film marked a major change in the career of Roger Corman. Instead of producing two low-budget black-and-white films for release as a double feature, American-International agreed that he could use the budget to produce one higher-budget movie, in CinemaScope and color instead. more
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Continuity: When Madeline's coffin is taken to the crypt, the head of the coffin is to the viewer's right. In subsequent scenes, the coffin's head is to the viewer's left. more
Quotes:
Roderick Usher: See to the crypt, will you? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Monster Mania (1997) (TV) more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Vincent Price without his moustache..., 22 April 2006
10/10
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

In one of the many classic adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe tales, Vincent Price creepily shines yet again. When Philip Winthrop (Mark Damon) goes to an estate to pick up his fiancée Madeleine Usher (Myrna Fahey), he learns from her brother Roderick (Price) that she and he both suffer from a degenerative disease that gives them both acute senses. Sure enough, it turns out that all is not quite what it seems.

Probably the most noticeable thing about this movie is that Vincent Price lacks his famously eerie moustache. But in a way, that almost makes him more mysterious. Roger Corman scored another triumph here. You're sure to love it.

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