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House of Usher

"Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher"

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NR 1960 · 1h 19m
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Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

Theatrical
Jul 20, 1960
Box Office
$1.5M
Budget
$270K
Return
5.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 1, 1993
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2
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Alta Vista Productions, American International Pictures
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Misattributed Quote from House of Usher
Misattributed * Misattributed to Price's performance in this film. The quote appears to have been based on a misremembering by ] on an episode of ]. The actual lines Fry appears to have referenced are "If you'd please, Mr. Winthrop...softly. An affliction of the hearing. Sounds of any exaggerated degree cut into my brain like knives" and "Any sort of garment other then the softest, is agony to my flesh. My eyes are tormented by all but the faintest illumination. Odors assail me constantly, and as I've said, sounds of any degree whatsoever inspire me with terror.
[[Stephen Fry; [QI]
The Pain of Every Sound
Misattributed Pray, speak quietly, every sound you make is such exquisite agony to me.

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