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The Fall of the House of Usher (1949)
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A traveller arrives at the Usher mansion to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher. Upon arriving, however...
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A "Found Object" of Cinema
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(Credited cast) | Gwen Watford | ... | Lady Usher |
| Kay Tendeter | ... | Lord Roderick Usher |
| Irving Steen | ... | Jonathan |
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| Vernon Charles | ... | Dr. Cordwall |
| Connie Goodwin | ... | Louise |
| Gavin Lee | ... | The Butler |
| Keith Lorraine | ... | George |
| Lucy Pavey | ... | The Hag |
| Tony Powell-Bristow | ... | Richard |
| Robert Wolard | ... | Greville |
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Version of "Mystery and Imagination: The Fall of the House of Usher (#1.3)" (1966)
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"Found Objects" are those things generally discarded or ignored that somehow possess an intrinsic artistry, and this "Quota Quickie" certainly qualifies. Dashed off in what looks like a couple of weekends on whatever locations were handy, with badly-synchonized sound and wretched acting of pointless dialogue, it nonetheless conveys a genuine creepiness I found oddly haunting. The photography reminds one of the French New Wave, which came along a decade later, with starkly realistic images contrasted with baroque set-ups and disorienting editing. The story -- as much as I could understand -- offers a nightmarish progression through some sort of curse, and a mockingly down-beat ending.