The Tell-Tale Heart
66.00% | October 25, 1941 | Crime, Horror
A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.
Featured Crew
Doane R. Hoag
Screenplay
Jules Dassin
Director
Edgar Allan Poe
Short Story
0
Cast
Joseph Schildkraut
Young Man
Roman Bohnen
Old Man
Oscar O'Shea
First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Will Wright
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
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