The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)
A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in guilt-induced auditory hallucinations of the victim's beating heart.
Director:
Jules Dassin
Writer:
Doane R. Hoag
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Joseph Schildkraut as Young Man |
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Roman Bohnen as Old Man |
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Oscar O'Shea as First Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
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Will Wright as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jules Dassin | Director |
| Writing | Doane R. Hoag | Screenplay |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
| Camera | Paul Vogel | Director of Photography |
| Art | Richard Duce | Art Direction |
| Editing | Adrienne Fazan | Editor |
| Sound | Sol Kaplan | Music |