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Twice-Told Tales

1963-09-01 · 120 min · ★ 6.2

Horror · Fantasy · Science Fiction

3 horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the 1st story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of three elderly friends. In "Rappaccini's Daughter", a demented father is inoculating his daughter with poison so she may never leave her garden of poisonous plants. In the final story "The House of the Seven Gables", The Pyncheon family suffers from a hundred year old curse and while in the midst of arguing over inheritance, a stranger arrives.

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Directors
Sidney Salkow
Production companies
Robert E. Kent Productions, United Artists
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Vincent PriceVincent PriceAlex Medbourne / Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini / Gerald Pyncheon
Sebastian CabotSebastian CabotDr. Carl Heidegger
Brett HalseyBrett HalseyGiovanni Guasconti
Beverly GarlandBeverly GarlandAlice Pyncheon
Richard DenningRichard DenningJonathan Maulle
Mari BlanchardMari BlanchardSylvia Ward
Abraham SofaerAbraham SofaerProf. Pietro Baglioni
Jacqueline deWitJacqueline deWitHannah Pyncheon, Gerald's Sister
Joyce TaylorJoyce TaylorBeatrice Rappaccini
Edith EvansonEdith EvansonLisabetta, the landlady
Floyd SimmonsFloyd SimmonsGhost of Matthew Maulle
Gene RothGene RothCabman

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