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The Tell-Tale Heart

United States

1953

8 Min
Color
1.66:1
English
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DIR Ted Parmelee

PROD Stephen Bosustow

SCR Edgar Allan Poe, Bill Scott, Fred Grable

CAST James Mason

MUSIC Boris Kremenliev

ANIM Paul Julian, Pat Matthews

Synopsis

The Tell-Tale Heart is a 1953 American animated short film directed by Ted Parmelee and narrated by James Mason. The screenplay by Bill Scott and Fred Grable is based on the 1843 short story of the same title by Edgar Allan Poe.

The plot focuses on a murderer whose increasing guilt leads him to believe he can hear his victim’s heart still beating beneath the floorboards where he buried him. Seen through the eyes of the nameless narrator, the surrealistic images in the film help convey his descent into madness. —Wikipedia

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Mysterious F.

26Sep11

This might be the best movie based on an Edgar Allan Poe story.

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Fritz

6Sep10

that voice added creepiness to the narration

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Anastasia

2Apr10

Quite an excellent short, earns extra points for James Mason's voice!

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Mark Ayala

1Mar10

Excited to see a UPA short here. Let's get some more!

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