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)
One hundred and ten years later, Charles Dexter Ward (Vincent Price), who has inherited the manor, comes to Arkham with his beautiful wife Ann Ward (Debra Paget) to visit the real estate and has a cold and hostile reception by the dwellers. Only Dr. Priam Willet (Frank Maxwell) helps him and tells that the village has many mutants and the villagers believe that it is a cursed town.
When Charles arrives in the castle, he meets two former associates of Joseph Curwen that also worship the devil, and Charles is possessed by the evil Joseph Curwen that wants to revenge on the descendants of those who killed him and to bring his beloved mistress back to life. Ann and Dr. Willet try to help Charles to escape from Curwen's power.
"The Haunted Palace" is a classic Gothic horror by Roger Corman that follows the same style of the Hammer films. The plot is very simple but works perfectly well, supported by Vincent Price and the gorgeous Debra Paget. Further, this is the last feature of this beautiful actress that retired after getting married for the third time. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Castelo Assombrado" ("The Haunted Castle")
Note: On 25 December 2020, I saw this film again.
- claudio_carvalho
- Apr 27, 2012
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $42
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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