The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher

6.8 | 1928-12-31 | Horror

In a decaying castle surrounded by a dank, mirrored lake live the morbidly nervous Roderick Usher and his sickly twin sister, Madeline. Their tale is told and dimly comprehended by the unnamed narrator, a boyhood friend whom Roderick has summoned. When Madeline soon dies—or seems to die—they entomb her body. On a stormy night, "cracking and ripping" sounds and a "shriek" from below convince the panicky Roderick that "We have put her living into the tomb!" The shrouded, emaciated figure of Madeline appears at the door of Roderick's book-strewn study, falls upon him, "and in her violent and now final death-agonies, bore him to the floor a corpse."

Featured Crew

James Sibley Watson Director of Photography
Melville Webber Director of Photography
Melville Webber Art Direction
Alec Wilder Music
Melville Webber Director
James Sibley Watson Director
James Sibley Watson Art Direction
Edgar Allan Poe Short Story

Cast

Herbert Stern
Herbert Stern
Roderick Usher
Hildegarde Watson
Hildegarde Watson
Madeline Usher
Melville Webber
Melville Webber
A Traveller

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