The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)

  • NR
  • 10/25/1941 (US)
  • Crime, Horror
  • 20m

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.

Jules Dassin

Director

Doane R. Hoag

Screenplay

Cast

Joseph Schildkraut's headshot

Joseph Schildkraut

Young Man
Roman Bohnen's headshot

Roman Bohnen

Old Man
Oscar O'Shea's headshot

Oscar O'Shea

First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Will Wright's headshot

Will Wright

Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

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