The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)

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

Overview

One of the most discussed and imaginative cartoons of any era. It tells the famous Edgar Allan Poe story of the deranged boarder who had to kill his landlord, not for greed, but because he possessed an "evil eye." The killer is never seen but his presence is felt by the use light-and-shadow to give the impression of impending disaster.

Ted Parmelee

Director

Bill Scott

Writer

Fred Grable

Writer

Cast

James Mason's headshot

James Mason

Narrator

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