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Movie · 1962

Tales of Terror

Released 4 July 1962 More from 1962 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Vincent Price
as Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator
51
David Frankham
as Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
36
Joyce Jameson
as Annabel ("The Black Cat")
34
Debra Paget
as Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
28
Lennie Weinrib
as Policeman ("The Black Cat")
27
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
24years between the oldest and youngest billed
51Vincent Price — oldest on the call sheet
27Lennie Weinrib — youngest billed
35average age of the credited cast
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