The Tell-Tale Heart (1960 film)
- The Tell-Tale Heart (1960 film)
"The Tell-Tale Heart" (1960) is a film adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe short story of the same name, directed by Ernest Morris.
Cast
*Laurence Payne as Edgar
*Adrienne Corri as Betty
*Dermot Walsh as Carl
Plot
The film expands the story by having Edgar, a lonely librarian obsessed with erotica, meet Betty who sells flowers. His rakish friend Carl soon takes an interest in Betty which leads to murder, horrible deaths and a surprise twist ending.
ee also
*The Tell-Tale Heart, a 1953 animated version of the story
*Edgar Allan Poe in popular culture
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