The Pit and the Pendulum (1913)

Genre : Horror

Runtime : 7M

Director : Alice Guy-Blaché

Synopsis

Alice Guy's version of Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum. This film is partially lost.

Actors

Darwin Karr
Darwin Karr
Alonzo
Fraunie Fraunholz
Fraunie Fraunholz
Pedro - the Inquisator
Blanche Cornwall
Blanche Cornwall
Joseph Levering
Joseph Levering

Crews

Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice Guy-Blaché
Director
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Story

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