The Haunted Palace
A man and his wife claim the mansion of his warlock ancestor burned alive in 1765.
Cast
Vincent Price
as Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen
Debra Paget
as Ann Ward
Lon Chaney Jr.
as Simon Orne
Frank Maxwell
as Dr. Marinus Willet / Priam Willet
Leo Gordon
as Edgar Weeden / Ezra Weeden
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Gideon Smith / Micah Smith
John Dierkes
as Benjamin West / Jacob West
Milton Parsons
as Jabez Hutchinson
Cathie Merchant
as Hester Tillinghast
Guy Wilkerson
as Gideon Leach / Mr. Leach
Reviews
Wuchak
_**Lovecraft-ian tale of a dark castle with Vincent Price and Debra Paget**_ During the Victorian era, a man and his wife (Price & Paget) inherit an ominous chateau on the coast of New England, but its sorcerous history seems to cast a spell on him and this provokes the leery populace to hostile ...
Sierbahnn
Of course it takes places in the village of Arkham. Of course there is a Tillinghast. Of course Mr Ward is Charles Dexter. The story isn't a Lovecraft-story, but it is a bit like "The Thing on the Doorstep" I suppose. Vincent gets to do his thing and the movie is all the better the more room he h...
CinemaSerf
Now we already know something of the provenance of his inheritance so might be shouting at the screen telling "Ward" (Vincent Price) to take his new wife "Ann" (Debra Paget) and avoid visiting the ancient family home that has just come his way. Indeed, even the villagers from whom they ask direction...
