The Tell Tale Heart (1960)
directed by Ernest Morris
A 1960 horror film directed by Ernest Morris. The screenplay by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard is a loose adaptation of the 1843 short story of the same title by Edgar Allan Poe.
Edgar Marsh, a shy librarian obsessed with erotica becomes infatuated with his neighbor Betty Clare when he sees her undressing in her bedroom. He invites her to dinner, and although she clearly is uncomfortable with the attention he pays her, he showers her with jewelry and fantasizes about their future. Complications arise when he introduces her to his friend Carl Loomis, whom Betty finds far more attractive and appealing. In order to eliminate the competition, Edgar bludgeons Carl to death with a poker and buries him beneath the floorboards in his piano room. His overwhelming guilt leads him to believe a ticking metronome and the incessant dripping of a faucet actually are the sound of his victim's heart still beating
cast
Laurence Payne ..... Edgar Marsh
Adrienne Corri ..... Betty Clare
Dermot Walsh ..... Carl Loomis
production
directed by Ernest Morris
produced by Edward J. Danziger and Harry Lee Danziger
script by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard
based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe
music by Tony Crombie and Bill LeSage
Cinematography James Wilson
Editing by Derek Parsons
Distributed by Warner-Pathé Distributors
Release date December 1960
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