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  • The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)
  • Approved
    Short | 20 min | Crime, Mystery, Short
The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)
Approved
Short | 20 min | Crime, Mystery, Short

In this classic Edgar Allan Poe story, a man commits a murder, but afterward the victim's beating heart torments the murderer's mind.
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Director
Writers
Edgar Allan Poe (story) | Doane R. Hoag (screenplay) (as Doane Hoag)
Composer
Sol Kaplan (as Sol Krandel)
Cinematographer
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Updated Oct 25, 1941

Release date
Oct 25, 1941 (United States)

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4 cast members
Name Known for
Joseph Schildkraut
Young Man Young Man   See fewer
Roman Bohnen
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Oscar O'Shea
First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)   See fewer
Will Wright
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)   See fewer
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