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Edgar Allan Poe (story)
Doane R. Hoag (screenplay)
Release Date:
25 October 1941 (USA) more
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In this classic Edgar Allan Poe story, a man commits a murder, but afterward the victim's beating heart torments the murderer's mind. full summary | add synopsis
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Before the Oscars, They Belonged to Us, Part 3
(From Dread Central. 26 February 2009, 2:51 AM, PST)
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Awesome obscure short; catch this on TCM more (9 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Joseph Schildkraut | ... | Young Man |
| Roman Bohnen | ... | Old Man |
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Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart (USA) (complete title)
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20 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:Approved (PCA #7332)
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Included in Warner Home Video's 2005 7-disc DVD release "The Complete Thin Man Collection". more
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Continuity: Near the end, the young man is on the floor between the two sheriffs. In a close shot, he reaches out and grabs their long overcoats, about a foot from the bottom hem. Then he pulls himself up. However, when we cut to a wider shot, as he finishes pulling himself up, his hands are near the top button of the coats, but he was not shown moving his hands. more
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Version of El corazón delator (2003) more
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Trying to find a translation to the screen of Edgar Allen Poe's work that doesn't involve Roger Corman? Try this short film, made by Jules Dassin, a director who was highly regarded in his time, and is nowadays mainly remembered for Rififi. It's pretty simple: 30-year old apprentice Joseph Schildkraut kills his cruel master. But the heartbeat of the dying body will be his downfall when the police come over. What's that rhythmic ticking sound: the clock? Dripping water? Or is it...(bum bum bum) the HEARTBEAT OF A DEAD MAN?
It's a pretty slim story. The 20 minutes are just right; Dassin concentrates on atmosphere; every shot contributes to the story and mood. It's totally absorbing and gripping, depending greatly on shots from a subjective POV. Schildkraut is hypnotic as the nervous killer; it's really his movie. It might sound corny, but, as done, it's a grippingly serious short; it can be seen in between features on TCM sometimes. That, at least, is how I saw it.