House of Usher

Jun 18, 1960

1h 19m

★ 6.7

Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher

Overview

Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Production Companies

Alta Vista Productions

American International Pictures

House of Usher Trailers

Cast

Roderick Usher

Vincent Price

Philip Winthrop

Mark Damon

Madeline Usher

Myrna Fahey

Bristol

Harry Ellerbe

Ghost (uncredited)

David Andar

Ghost (uncredited)

Bill Borzage

Ghost (uncredited)

Mario Bellini

Ghost (uncredited)

Eleanor LeFaber

Ghost (uncredited)

Nadajan

Ghost (uncredited)

Ruth Oklander

Ghost (uncredited)

George Paul

Ghost (uncredited)

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