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The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)

Genre : Crime, Horror

Runtime : 20M

Director : Jules Dassin
Writer : Doane R. Hoag

Synopsis

In this classic Edgar Allan Poe story, a man commits a murder, but afterward the victim's beating heart torments the murderer's mind.

Actors

Joseph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut
Young Man
Roman Bohnen
Roman Bohnen
Old Man
Oscar O'Shea
Oscar O'Shea
First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Will Wright
Will Wright
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Crews

Jules Dassin
Jules Dassin
Director
Doane R. Hoag
Doane R. Hoag
Screenplay
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Story
Sol Kaplan
Sol Kaplan
Music
Paul Vogel
Paul Vogel
Director of Photography
Adrienne Fazan
Adrienne Fazan
Editor
Richard Duce
Richard Duce
Art Direction

Posters and backgrounds

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