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The Fall of the House of Usher (1950)

Genre : Horror

Runtime : 1H 10M

Director : Ivan Barnett

Synopsis

A traveler arrives at the Usher mansion to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Roderick and his sister, Madeline, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become nearly catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guest of an old Usher family curse: any time there has been more than one Usher child, all of the siblings have gone insane and died horrible deaths. As the days wear on, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax.

Actors

Gwen Watford
Gwen Watford
Lady Usher
Kaye Tendeter
Kaye Tendeter
Lord Roderick Usher
Irving Steen
Irving Steen
Jonathan
Vernon Charles
Vernon Charles
Dr. Cordwall
Connie Goodwin
Connie Goodwin
Louise
Lucy Pavey
Lucy Pavey
The Hag
Robert Woollard
Robert Woollard
Greville
Keith Lorraine
Keith Lorraine
George
Tony Powell-Bristow
Tony Powell-Bristow
Richard

Crews

Ivan Barnett
Ivan Barnett
Director
Dorothy Catt
Dorothy Catt
Writer
Kenneth Thompson
Kenneth Thompson
Writer
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Story
Ivan Barnett
Ivan Barnett
Producer
Ivan Barnett
Ivan Barnett
Cinematography
Hugh Gladwish
Hugh Gladwish
Art Direction
Leevers Rich
Leevers Rich
Sound
W.L. Trytel
W.L. Trytel
Music

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