The Fall of the House of Usher (1950)
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- TV-14
- 1h 13min
- Horror
- 01 Jun 1950 (UK)
- Movie
1950. Horror. A traveller arrives at Usher mansion to visit his friend Roderick (Kaye Tendeter) and discovers that Roderick and his sister (Gwen Watford) have been inflicted with a strange disease.
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Cast
| Gwen Watford | ... |
Lady Madeline Usher
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Kaye Tendeter | ... |
Lord Roderick Usher
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Irving Steen | ... |
Jonathan
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Vernon Charles | ... |
Dr. Cordwell
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Lucy Pavey | ... |
The Hag
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Gavin Lee | ... |
Butler
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Connie Goodwin | ... |
Louise
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Tony Powell-Bristow | ... |
Richard
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Robert Woollard | ... |
Greville
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Keith Lorraine | ... |
George
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Frederick Meads |
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John Cantopher |
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John Clifton |
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| Ivan Barnett | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Edgar Allan Poe | ... | (adapted from the story by) |
| Dorothy Catt | ... | (screen play) & |
| Kenneth Thompson | ... | (screen play) |
Produced by
| Ivan Barnett | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| W.L. Trytel | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Ivan Barnett | ... | (photographed by) |
Art Direction by
| Hugh Gladwish | ||
Art Department
| E. Shaw | ... | set construction |
Sound Department
| Norman Leevers | ... | sound (as Leevers Rich) |
Music Department
| Marjorie Skellorn | ... | solo piano |
| Adolph Hallis | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Julien Porret | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| W.L. Trytel | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Harry Hanson | ... | Keith Lorraine by kind permission of / Robert Woollard by kind permission of |
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Distributors
- Vigilant Film Distributors (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (present)
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (VHS)
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Other Companies
- De Wolfe Music (music)
- The G.I.B. Studios (recorded at)
Storyline
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A traveller arrives at the Usher mansion to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Roderick and his sister, Madeline, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become nearly catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guest of an old Usher family curse: any time there has been more than one Usher child, all of the siblings have gone insane and died horrible deaths. As the days wear on, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax.
Written by Jean-Marc Rocher |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | First shown in the UK on a floating release in 1950, when it was granted an "H" certificate by the BBFC. Much abridged print (cut from 70 minutes to 39 minutes) released in 1956, when the BBFC gave the revised cut of the picture an X Certificate on March 22, 1956. See more » |
| Goofs | The length of the candles vary as they walk around. Sometimes they are stubs, then seconds later they are inches long. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Fall of the House of Usher (2022). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Robert Woollard and Keith Lorraine appear 'by kind permission of Harry Hanson' See more » |