Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago.
- Simon Orne
- (as Lon Chaney)
- Peter Smith
- (as Elisha Cook)
- …
- Benjamin West
- (as John Dierkies)
- …
- Carmody, Coachman
- (as Stanford Jolley)
- Bruno, the Bartender
- (as Bruno Ve Sota)
- Villager
- (uncredited)
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRoger Corman decided to do an H.P. Lovecraft story as a break from his Edgar Allan Poe series while keeping the elements that made it successful. American-International took no chances. It gave the film a Poe title and marketed it as another in the series.
- GoofsThe film is billed as "Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace." While Poe did write "The Haunted Palace," the film is actually based on the story by H.P. Lovecraft, "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward."
- Quotes
Simon Orne: Joseph, have you not gorged yourself enough on revenge?
Charles Dexter Ward: You do not know the extent of my appetite, Simon. I'll not have my fill of revenge until this village is a graveyard. Until they have felt, as I did, the kiss of fire on their soft bare flesh. All of them. Have patience my friends. Surely, after all these years, I'm entitled to a few small amusements.
- Crazy creditsLon Chaney Jr. is billed simply as "Lon Chaney" in this film.
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to remove facial shots of a corpse in a coffin and to reduce a scene of a man on fire. Later releases were uncut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Madhouse (1974)
Another great Roger Corman 'Poe' movie, though this owes only the title to Poe. The story is H.P. Lovecraft's "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" and it's one of the better adaptations of a Lovecraft story to film, even if it's a loose one. Vincent Price is excellent, as you probably expect. Lon Chaney, Jr. has one of his better later roles. He replaced Boris Karloff, who was ill at the time of filming. This was Chaney's only Corman movie. Beautiful Debra Paget and busty Cathie Merchant provide the sex appeal. This was Paget's last film. Leo Gordon, Frank Maxwell, Elisha Cook, Jr. and the other villagers are all good support. Nice music, cinematography, and direction. Cool sets, costumes, and makeup. An entertaining Gothic horror movie that fans of Corman and Price will love.
- utgard14
- Jun 22, 2014
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- Also known as
- Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,616,000
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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