The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)

  • NR
  • 12/17/1953 (US)
  • Animation, Horror, Crime
  • 8m

Overview

A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.

Ted Parmelee

Director

Bill Scott

Writer

Fred Grable

Writer

Cast

James Mason's headshot

James Mason

Narrator
Jack Mather's headshot

Jack Mather

Old Man / Policeman

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