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House of Usher (1960)

"Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher"

6.6/10 1h 19m Jul 20, 1960
Horror

Convinced that his family’s blood is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hell-bent on destroying his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from extending any further. When her fiancé, Philip Winthrop, arrives at the crumbling family estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless lengths to keep them apart.

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Movie Details

Original Title House of Usher
Original Language EN
Budget $270,000
Revenue $1,450,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Vincent Price
Vincent Price
Roderick Usher
Popularity: 1.0
Mark Damon
Mark Damon
Philip Winthrop
Popularity: 0.7
Myrna Fahey
Myrna Fahey
Madeline Usher
Popularity: 1.8
Harry Ellerbe
Harry Ellerbe
Bristol
Popularity: 4.0
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David Andar
Ghost (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1
Bill Borzage
Bill Borzage
Ghost (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.5
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Mario Bellini
Ghost (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.3
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Eleanor LeFaber
Ghost (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1
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Nadajan
Ghost (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.0
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Ruth Oklander
Ghost (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1
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George Paul
Ghost (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.0
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Géraldine Paulette
Ghost (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Editor Anthony Carras
Director Roger Corman
Writer Richard Matheson
Producer Roger Corman
Executive Producer James H. Nicholson

Production

Alta Vista Productions
American International Pictures
US

Videos & Trailers

The History Of The Usher Family
The History Of The Usher Family
Clip
Family Coffins
Family Coffins
Clip
Strange Noises In The House
Strange Noises In The House
Clip
Philip Comes To Visit
Philip Comes To Visit
Clip
House of Usher (Trailer 1960)
House of Usher (Trailer 1960)
Trailer
Mary Lambert on HOUSE OF USHER
Mary Lambert on HOUSE OF USHER
Featurette

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Keywords

curse mansion new england old house based on short story 19th century

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10
Apr 24, 2019

Fissures of concrete and of the mind... Phillip Winthrop has been searching for his missing fiancée, Madeline Usher. Tracking her down to the Usher family castle, he finds that Madeline is held strangely under the spell of her brother Roderick. The house itself also seems to be laden heavy with ... Read more

Wuchak 5/10
Mar 22, 2022

_**“It’s a mad house, a mad house!”**_ In the late 1830s, a man from Boston (Mark Damon) visits the ancestral manor of his fiancé out in the country (Myrna Fahey), but he finds her curiously ill and her older brother nigh insane (Vincent Price). What’s going on? "House of Usher" (1960 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date July 20, 1960
Runtime 1h 19m
Budget $270,000
Revenue $1,450,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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