The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Jules Dassin

Writers:

Edgar Allan Poe (story)
Doane R. Hoag (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 October 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Short | Horror

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Weaver | Slap | Loom | Deputy Sheriff

Cast

Joseph Schildkraut	...	Young Man
Roman Bohnen	...	Old Man

Also Known As:

Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

20 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #7332)

Company:

Loew's

Trivia:

Included in Warner Home Video's 2005 7-disc DVD release "The Complete Thin Man Collection".

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end, the young man is on the floor between the two sheriffs. In a close shot, he reaches out and grabs their long overcoats, about a foot from the bottom hem. Then he pulls himself up. However, when we cut to a wider shot, as he finishes pulling himself up, his hands are near the top button of the coats, but he was not shown moving his hands.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Tell-Tale Heart (1958)

Superb telling of the Tale

This is a stunningly beautiful version of the story with exquisite black-and-white cinematography and great performances in what is pretty much a two-person film (until the end). Dassin does a superb job all around and Schildkraut is amazing. I caught this on TCM -- THANK GOD FOR TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES! This should be available on DVD!