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House of Usher

House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher

19606.71h 19m

Overview

Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

Directed by Roger Corman
Written by Richard Matheson, Edgar Allan Poe
Produced by Roger Corman
Box OfficeBudget: $270KRevenue: $1.4M

Top Cast

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Roderick Usher

Mark Damon

Mark Damon

Philip Winthrop

Myrna Fahey

Myrna Fahey

Madeline Usher

Harry Ellerbe

Harry Ellerbe

Bristol

D

David Andar

Ghost (uncredited)

Bill Borzage

Bill Borzage

Ghost (uncredited)

M

Mario Bellini

Ghost (uncredited)

E

Eleanor LeFaber

Ghost (uncredited)

N

Nadajan

Ghost (uncredited)

R

Ruth Oklander

Ghost (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

cursemansionnew englandold housebased on short story19th century

About House of Usher

House of Usher is a horror, drama film released in 1960 exploring themes of curse, mansion, new england, old house, based on short story, 19th century. Directed by Roger Corman, it stars Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey. Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

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