The Tell-Tale Heart

8min

Animation

Horror

Crime

One of the most discussed and imaginative cartoons of any era. It tells the famous Edgar Allan Poe story of the deranged boarder who had to kill his landlord, not for greed, but because he possessed an "evil eye." The killer is never seen but his presence is felt by the use light-and-shadow to give the impression of impending disaster.

Production Companies

United Productions of America

Columbia Pictures

Cast

James Mason

James Mason

Narrator

Release date

17th Dec 1953

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English