Twice-Told Tales (1963)

  • NR
  • 09/01/1963 (US)
  • Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction
  • 2h

A trio of terror!

Overview

3 horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the 1st story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of three elderly friends. In "Rappaccini's Daughter", a demented father is innoculating his daughter with poison so she may never leave her garden of poisonous plants. In the final story "The House of the Seven Gables", The Pyncheon family suffers from a hundred year old curse and while in the midst of arguing over inheritance, a stranger arrives.

Sidney Salkow

Director

Robert E. Kent

Writer

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Story

Cast

Vincent Price's headshot

Vincent Price

Alex Medbourne / Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini / Gerald Pyncheon
Sebastian Cabot's headshot

Sebastian Cabot

Dr. Carl Heidegger
Brett Halsey's headshot

Brett Halsey

Giovanni Guasconti
Beverly Garland's headshot

Beverly Garland

Alice Pyncheon
Richard Denning's headshot

Richard Denning

Jonathan Maulle
Mari Blanchard's headshot

Mari Blanchard

Sylvia Ward
Abraham Sofaer's headshot

Abraham Sofaer

Prof. Pietro Baglioni
Jacqueline deWit's headshot

Jacqueline deWit

Hannah Pyncheon, Gerald's Sister

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