The Telltale Heart (1928)
The Telltale Heart (1928)
An insane man first loves then grows to hate his neighbor, an old man whose penetrating gaze unnerves the insane man. He plans a perfect crime and executes it one night. The next day, two officers knock on the insane man's door, investigating a shriek heard in the night. The insane man invites them in, answers their questions, and submits to an examination of his eyes by one of the officers, who proclaims him innocent. The insane man invites them to stay and relax awhile, then regales them with his theories of crime. His heart begins to beat louder. Angles on the set are skewed to suggest the man's internal disarray.

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Cast

Otto Matieson Otto Matieson As: The Insane
William Herford William Herford As: The Old Man
Hans Fuerberg Hans Fuerberg As: Detective
Charles Darvas Charles Darvas As: Detective
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Storyline

An insane man first loves then grows to hate his neighbor, an old man whose penetrating gaze unnerves the insane man. He plans a perfect crime and executes it one night. The next day, two officers knock on the insane man's door, investigating a shriek heard in the night. The insane man invites them in, answers their questions, and submits to an examination of his eyes by one of the officers, who proclaims him innocent. The insane man invites them to stay and relax awhile, then regales them with his theories of crime. His heart begins to beat louder. Angles on the set are skewed to suggest the man's internal disarray.


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Genres: Drama, Horror

Language: No Language

Release Date: 01 January 1928

Country: US

Runtime: 24m

Company Credits

Company: Klein & Shamroy

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Leon Shamroy

Leon Shamroy

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