{"id":30675,"date":"2013-04-11T11:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30675"},"modified":"2020-12-13T13:08:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T20:08:29","slug":"tales-of-terror-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30675","title":{"rendered":"Tales of Terror (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Pardon me, ladies, but could you spare a coin for a moral cripple?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-30676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Poster-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Poster.jpg 1745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA trio of vignettes tell Poe-inspired tales: in &#8220;Morella&#8221;, a grieving widower (Vincent Price) blames his grown daughter (Leona Gage) for the death of his long-dead wife (Maggie Pierce); in &#8220;The Black Cat&#8221;, an abusive drunkard (Peter Lorre) seeks bitter revenge on his wife (Joyce Jameson) and her lover (Vincent Price); and in &#8220;The Case of M. Valdemar&#8221;, a sickly man (Vincent Price) allows a shady hypnotist (Basil Rathbone) to keep him hypnotized as he&#8217;s dying, much to the distress of his wife (Debra Paget) and doctor (David Frankham).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Basil Rathbone Films<\/li>\n<li>Debra Paget Films<\/li>\n<li>Episodic Films<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Mind Control and Hypnosis<\/li>\n<li>Peter Lorre Films<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Roger Corman Films<\/li>\n<li>Vincent Price Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBetween 1959 and 1964, low-budget producer Roger Corman released what is perhaps his most famous &#8220;cycle&#8221; of films &#8212; eight movies inspired by the literature of Edgar Allen Poe (all but one of which are listed in Peary&#8217;s <em>GFTFF<\/em>). According to TCM&#8217;s article on this fourth entry in the series, Corman admitted he &#8220;was getting a bit tired of the Poe films by this time&#8221; &#8212; and his fatigue is somewhat in evidence, given that none of the segments (all scripted by Richard Matheson) are particularly noteworthy, and taken together, they leave one feeling decidedly unsatisfied. The most interesting segment &#8212; though only marginally so &#8212; is the middle one, inspired in part by Poe&#8217;s classic tale &#8220;The Cask of Amontillado&#8221;; Lorre does an eerily fine job playing a perennially drunk, mean-spirited bastard who fully deserves his comeuppance, and there&#8217;s some clever dialogue sprinkled throughout. Meanwhile, it&#8217;s nice to see Price &#8212; who plays a critical role in each of the three stories &#8212; showing some range in his diverse characterizations. However, this one is primarily recommended for diehard followers of Corman&#8217;s AIP\/Poe flicks, who may be itching for a dose of their signature style (which is here in spades); other film fanatics can feel free to skip it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fun performances by Price and Lorre<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Price.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Price-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-30684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Price-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Price-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Price-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Price.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Lorre.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Lorre-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-30682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Lorre-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Lorre-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Lorre-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Tales-of-Terror-Lorre.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Richard Matheson&#8217;s clever, Poe-inspired dialogue:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Montresor (Lorre):<\/strong> &#8220;Haven&#8217;t I convinced you of my sincerity yet? I&#8217;m genuinely dedicated to your destruction.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is strictly for fans of the franchise. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056552\/?ref_=sr_1\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/horror\/tales-of-terror-1962.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/22040\/tales-of-terror#articles-reviews?articleId=161104\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2412pric.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=798&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/tales-of-terror\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Pardon me, ladies, but could you spare a coin for a moral cripple?&#8221; Synopsis: A trio of vignettes tell Poe-inspired tales: in &#8220;Morella&#8221;, a grieving widower (Vincent Price) blames his grown daughter (Leona Gage) for the death of his long-dead wife (Maggie Pierce); in &#8220;The Black Cat&#8221;, an abusive drunkard (Peter Lorre) seeks bitter revenge on his wife (Joyce Jameson) and her lover (Vincent Price); and in &#8220;The Case of M. Valdemar&#8221;, a sickly man (Vincent Price) allows a shady&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30675\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30675"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57573,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30675\/revisions\/57573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}