Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.
Vincent Price
as Locke / Fortunato / Valdemar / Narrator
Peter Lorre
as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
Basil Rathbone
as Carmichael ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Debra Paget
as Helene ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Maggie Pierce
as Lenora ("Morella")
Joyce Jameson
as Annabel ("The Black Cat")
Leona Gage
as Morella ("Morella")
David Frankham
as Dr. James ("The Case of M. Valdemar")
Lennie Weinrib
as Policeman ("The Black Cat")
Wally Campo
as Barman Wilkins ("The Black Cat")
Alan DeWitt
as Chairman of Wine Society ("The Black Cat")
John Hackett
as Policeman ("The Black Cat")