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28 August 1942 (USA) moreTagline:
Surpassing his startling stories of dark emotions, comes the true drama of his own life and tempestuous loves!Plot:
Edgar Allen Poe (John Shepperd) led an unhappy childhood, broken only by the unceasing devotion of his foster mother... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Boring biopic moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Linda Darnell | ... | Virginia Clemm |
| Shepperd Strudwick | ... | Edgar Allan Poe (as John Shepperd) |
| Virginia Gilmore | ... | Elmira Royster |
| Jane Darwell | ... | Mrs. Mariah Clemm |
| Mary Howard | ... | Frances Allan |
| Frank Conroy | ... | John Allan |
| Harry Morgan | ... | Ebenezer Burling (as Henry Morgan) |
| Walter Kingsford | ... | T.W. White |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Mr. Graham |
| Skippy Wanders | ... | Poe, age 3 |
| Freddie Mercer | ... | Poe, age 12 |
| Erville Alderson | ... | Burke the Schoolmaster |
| Peggy McIntyre | ... | Elmira, age 10 |
| William Bakewell | ... | Hugh Pleasant (as William Bakewell Jr.) |
| Frank Melton | ... | Turner Dixon |
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I can't attest to the historical accuracy or inaccuracy of this film--though I tend to think it is woven from whole cloth--but The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe is surely one of the least interesting biopics of all time. John Shepperd is a rather stiff Poe, Linda Darnell does little to enliven the proceedings as his great love, and even Jane Darwell is given precious little to work with. It's always fun to see Harry Morgan on screen, here a year away from his terrific performance in The Ox-Bow Incident, and Frank Conroy is sufficiently loathsome as Poe's stepfather. Otherwise, this is a Bryan Foy misfire, though thankfully bereft of Mr. Foy's penchant for newspaper headline narration.