Twice-Told Tales

(1963)Directed by Sidney Salkow120 minHorror, Fantasy, Science Fiction
A trio of terror!

3 horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the 1st story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of three elderly friends. In "Rappaccini's Daughter", a demented father is innoculating his daughter with poison so she may never leave her garden of poisonous plants. In the final story "The House of the Seven Gables", The Pyncheon family suffers from a hundred year old curse and while in the midst of arguing over inheritance, a stranger arrives.

Vincent Priceas Alex Medbourne / Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini / Gerald Pyncheon
Sebastian Cabotas Dr. Carl Heidegger
Brett Halseyas Giovanni Guasconti
Beverly Garlandas Alice Pyncheon
Richard Denningas Jonathan Maulle
Mari Blanchardas Sylvia Ward
Abraham Sofaeras Prof. Pietro Baglioni
Jacqueline deWitas Hannah Pyncheon, Gerald's Sister
Joyce Tayloras Beatrice Rappaccini
Edith Evansonas Lisabetta, the landlady
Floyd Simmonsas Ghost of Matthew Maulle
Gene Rothas Cabman