The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

8 mins | Crime, Animation, Horror | Dec. 17, 1953

One of the most discussed and imaginative cartoons of any era. It tells the famous Edgar Allan Poe story of the deranged boarder who had to kill his landlord, not for greed, but because he possessed an "evil eye." The killer is never seen but his presence is felt by the use light-and-shadow to give the impression of impending disaster.

The Tell-Tale Heart

8 mins | Crime, Animation, Horror | Dec. 17, 1953

The Tell-Tale Heart
One of the most discussed and imaginative cartoons of any era. It tells the famous Edgar Allan Poe story of the deranged boarder who had to kill his landlord, not for greed, but because he possessed an "evil eye." The killer is never seen but his presence is felt by the use light-and-shadow to give the impression of impending disaster.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Columbia Pictures, United Productions of America (UPA)
Original title The Tell-Tale Heart
Directors Ted Parmelee
Writers Fred Grable, Bill Scott, Edgar Allan Poe

Cast

James Mason

as Narrator