The Tell-Tale Heart (1960 film)

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The Tell-Tale Heart (1960) is a film adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe short story of the same name, directed by Ernest Morris.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Plot 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Cast

• Laurence Payne as Edgar
• Adrienne Corri as Betty
• Dermot Walsh as Carl

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

• The Tell-Tale Heart, a 1953 animated version of the story
• Edgar Allan Poe in popular culture

[edit] External links

• The Tell-Tale Heart at the Internet Movie Database