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Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
7.7K
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- Director
- Writers
- Charles Beaumont(screenplay by)
- Edgar Allan Poe(from the poem by)
- H.P. Lovecraft(and a story "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" by)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Charles Beaumont(screenplay by)
- Edgar Allan Poe(from the poem by)
- H.P. Lovecraft(and a story "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" by)
- Stars
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Simon Orne
- (as Lon Chaney)
Elisha Cook Jr.
- Peter Smith
- (as Elisha Cook)
- …
John Dierkes
- Benjamin West
- (as John Dierkies)
- …
I. Stanford Jolley
- Carmody, Coachman
- (as Stanford Jolley)
Bruno VeSota
- Bruno, the Bartender
- (as Bruno Ve Sota)
Jack Tornek
- Lynch Mob Member
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Charles Beaumont(screenplay by)
- Edgar Allan Poe(from the poem by)
- H.P. Lovecraft(and a story "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" by)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaRoger Corman decided to do an H.P. Lovecraft story as a break from his Edgar Allan Poe series while keeping the elements that made it successful. American-International took no chances. It gave the film a Poe title and marketed it as another in the series.
- GoofsThe film is billed as "Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace." While Poe did write "The Haunted Palace," the film is actually based on the story by H.P. Lovecraft, "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward."
- Quotes
Simon Orne: Joseph, have you not gorged yourself enough on revenge?
Charles Dexter Ward: You do not know the extent of my appetite, Simon. I'll not have my fill of revenge until this village is a graveyard. Until they have felt, as I did, the kiss of fire on their soft bare flesh. All of them. Have patience my friends. Surely, after all these years, I'm entitled to a few small amusements.
- Crazy creditsLon Chaney Jr. is billed simply as "Lon Chaney" in this film.
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to remove facial shots of a corpse in a coffin and to reduce a scene of a man on fire. Later releases were uncut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Madhouse (1974)
Featured review
Lovecraft Comes Alive...Sort Of
Roger Corman directed this film in the midst of his Poe cycle. It has most of the typical features of those films. Lots of eerie atmosphere, swirling fogs, and wonderfully painted back-drops, a fine acting troupe headed by the incomparable Vincent Price, and ably assisted by a sober-looking Lon Chaney Jr. and a beautiful Debra Paget, a fairly tight script, a marvellous score by Ronald Stein, and always the look of a lot of money spent despite the knowledge that you know it was cheaply made. The film is titled based on a small Poe poem found within "The Fall of the House of Usher" and this film has little to do with it. It really is much more of an H. P. Lovecraft film as its main protagonist is called Charles Dexter Ward(Price), but also bears little relation to that great story. It does, however, incorporate many Lovecraftian touches. The names of characters and the town(Arkham) come from the works of Lovecraft, as does the plot thread dealing with an elder god of sorts in a well for the purpose of breeding and the fabled book of supernatural knowledge, the Necromonicon. Despite the complexity and borrowing nature of the script, the story makes sense and is entertaining. Vincent Price plays a man with two personalities, and he does so brilliantly. As always, he is a joy to watch. The rest of the cast is very good. One scene in particular stands out as Price and Paget walk alone in the streets of Arkham only to be slowly surrounded by human mutants. The scene is quite eerie with all its swirling fog, and creeping pace.
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- BaronBl00d
- Dec 28, 2000
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- Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace
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- Gross US & Canada
- $2,616,000
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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