The Haunted Palace (1963)
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The Haunted Palace is a witches' brew of stories written by Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft--with the fine hand of sinister scenarist Charles Beaumont stirring the pot. Vincent Price plays two roles this time: A New England doctor burned as a sorcerer in 1745, and the dead man's… More The Haunted Palace is a witches' brew of stories written by Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft--with the fine hand of sinister scenarist Charles Beaumont stirring the pot. Vincent Price plays two roles this time: A New England doctor burned as a sorcerer in 1745, and the dead man's great-grandson of 1855. Arriving in the village where his grandfather was killed, Price and his bride Debra Paget are shunned by the community. They are told that the mutant progeny of the "sorcerer"'s evil experiments are still roaming the countryside--with hulking manservant Lon Chaney Jr. a good example of these monstrosities. The longer he stays in the family mansion, the more Price is taken over by the spirit of his ancestor. The result: The possessed Price, together with Chaney and a warlock assistant, set about to create a mutant race to overtake the world. Concluding with the near-sacrifice of bride Debra Paget and the torching of the mansion, The Haunted Palace is a marvelous--and economically produced--exercise in Grand Guignol. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roger Corman
- Written By
- H.P. Lovecraft, Charles Beaumont
- Genres
- Horror
- In Theaters
- Aug 28, 1963 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 7, 2000
Critic Reviews
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
The apex of Corman's skill for reworking AIP's standing Gothic sets to get the maximum possible bang for his buck.
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Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
Corman's widescreen framing, the blazing Technicolor photography, and the effectively maximized production values created a convincing, if twisted, world.
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Staci Layne Wilson, About.com
A terrific, atmospheric little spooker.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Vincent Price is deliciously maddening in a dual role...
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Cast
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Vincent Price
as Charles Dexter Ward
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Debra Paget
as Ann Ward
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Lon Chaney Jr
as Simon Orne
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Frank Maxwell
as Dr. Marinus Willet
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Leo Gordon
as Ezra Weeden
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Elisha Cook Jr.
as Peter Smith
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John Dierkes
as Jacob West
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Harry Ellerbe
as Minister
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I. Stanford Jolley
as Boat Captain
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Darlene Lucht
as Young Woman Victim
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Cathy Merchant
as Hester Tillinghast
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Barboura Morris
as Mrs. Weeden
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Milton Parsons
as Jabez Hutchinson
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Guy Wilkerson
as Leach
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Bruno Ve Sota
as Bartender