Twice-Told Tales

Twice-Told Tales (1963)

01/09/1963
Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction
2h 0m

A trio of terror!

Overview

3 horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the 1st story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of three elderly friends. In "Rappaccini's Daughter", a demented father is innoculating his daughter with poison so she may never leave her garden of poisonous plants. In the final story "The House of the Seven Gables", The Pyncheon family suffers from a hundred year old curse and while in the midst of arguing over inheritance, a stranger arrives.

  • Sidney SalkowDirector
  • Robert E. KentWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • experiment
  • based on novel or book
  • poison
  • haunted house
  • anthology
  • friends
  • curse
  • mad doctor
  • tomb
  • family curse

Top Billed Cast

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Alex Medbourne / Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini / Gerald Pyncheon

Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian Cabot

Dr. Carl Heidegger

Brett Halsey

Brett Halsey

Giovanni Guasconti

Beverly Garland

Beverly Garland

Alice Pyncheon

Richard Denning

Richard Denning

Jonathan Maulle

Mari Blanchard

Mari Blanchard

Sylvia Ward

Abraham Sofaer

Abraham Sofaer

Prof. Pietro Baglioni

Jacqueline deWit

Jacqueline deWit

Hannah Pyncheon, Gerald's Sister

Joyce Taylor

Joyce Taylor

Beatrice Rappaccini

Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Lisabetta, the landlady

Recommendations

House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill (68%)

Near Dark

Near Dark (69%)

DeepStar Six

DeepStar Six (55%)

Tales of Terror

Tales of Terror (66%)

The Raven

The Raven (63%)

All These Women

All These Women (61%)

The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors (64%)

The Egg (57%)

Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2 (58%)

Treasure Planet

Treasure Planet (76%)