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Vincent Price
1911-1993
Updated 2/17/2009 with more photos available!
biography
Born on May 27, 1911, in St. Louis, Missouri, Vincent Price came from a well-to-do family. Upon completing his studies at Yale, Price went to England to embark on a stage career, eventually returning to the U.S. He made his way to Hollywood in the late 1930s and acted in first film Service de Luxe, in 1938. Early on, producers attempted to turn the handsome actor into a matinee idol but without success. Rather, he excelled at dark, brooding character portrayals and also demonstrated a flair for comedy. His long association with horror films began with The Invisible Man Returns (1940; with Cedric Hardwicke). However, many of his films throughout the 1940s were costume epics, such as The Song of Bernadette (1943; with Jennifer Jones), A Royal Scandal (1945; with Tallulah Bankhead), and The Three Musketeers (1948; with Lana Turner). He was often cast in supporting roles in A films such as Laura (1944; with Gene Tierney), but starring roles for Price usually came in the form of B pictures. His 1953 film House of Wax would eventually set the stage for a series of horror films in the late 1950s through the late 1970s. Following such films as The Fly (1958; with Patricia Owens) and The House on Haunted Hill (1958; with Carol Ohmart and Richard Long), producers found that casting Vincent Price in a horror film was a sure-fire way to earn profits.
the films of vincent price
Service de Luxe (1938)
Images from Service de Luxe. LEFT: With Helen Broderick. RIGHT: With Charles Ruggles, Joy Hodges, Mischa Auer, Constance Bennett, and Helen Broderick
Laura (1944)
From one of Price's A films, Laura. Pictured are Clifton Webb, Price, Judith Anderson, and Dana Andrews
Champagne for Caesar (1950)
From Champagne for Caesar with Art Linkletter
The Story of Mankind (1957)
Price as the Devil in The Story of Mankind
The Fly (1958)
Images from The Fly, one of Price's best horror films. The right photo includes Charles Herbert
The House on Haunted Hill (1958)
With Carol Ohmart in The House on Haunted Hill, Price's first film for William Castle
The Bat (1959)
Campy promotional photo from The Bat
The Tingler (1959)
From William Castle's 1959 gimmicky horror flick The Tingler. Both photos include with Patricia Cutts
The Haunted Palace (1963)
With Debra Paget in The Haunted Palace, one in a series of Poe-themed American International films
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
Price battles the bloodthirsty undead in the excellent apocalyptic thriller The Last Man on Earth, an Italian-made precursor to The Omega Man
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
LEFT: Promotional photo with Susan Hart, Dwayne Hickman, Frankie Avalon, and Price. RIGHT: Price as Dr. Goldfoot
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)
The Oblong Box (1969)
From The Oblong Box
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
From The Abominable Dr. Phibes, probably my favorite Vincent Price film
Theatre of Blood (1973)
Price as Edward Lionheart, the wronged stage actor who takes his revenge on theatre critics in Theatre of Blood, one of Price's campiest performances. LEFT: With Robert Morley. RIGHT: As Edward Lionheart
later years
Price, a well-known art collector and authority, was in the habit of downgrading his living arrangements while on location shooting, using the extra money to amass an incredible art collection. Price was also renowned for his culinary skills and authored several cookbooks. His acting career, on the other hand, began to slow down in the 1970s; he then focused his attention mostly on television and narrative work. On the set of one of Price's later American-International features, Theatre of Blood (1973; with Diana Dors), he met actress Coral Browne; the couple married in 1974.
Price and third wife Coral Browne
Price's health began to deteriorate in the late 1980s and worsened after Coral Browne's death in 1991. He passed away from lung cancer at age 82 in 1993. Surviving him are a son (from Price's first marriage to actress Edith Barrett) and a daughter (from Price's second marriage to designer Mary Grant). Price's daughter Victoria recently published a biography of her famous father, the details for which are below.
Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography is available from Amazon.com
Vincent Price: M-G-M Scream Legends Collection [DVD] DVD
Five-disc set includes "Tales of Terror," "Twice-Told Tales," "Witchfinder General," "The Abominable Dr. Phibes," "Dr. Phibes Rises Again," "Theater of Blood," "Madhouse" (1974), exclusive featurettes, and more.
3 Greatest Horror Classics Of All Time: Vincent Price [DVD] DVD
Includes "House on Haunted Hill" (1959), "The Bat" (1959) and "The Last Man on Earth," plus a "Scary Sounds of the Night" Halloween CD.
This Is Your Life: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
Eighteen episodes--including salutes to Laurel and Hardy, Lou Costello, Bette Davis, Jayne Mansfield, Roy Rogers, Johnny Cash, Milton Berle, Betty White, Bobby Darin, Dick Clark, The Carpenters, Shirley Jones, Jesse Owens, Duke Kahanamoku, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, and others--are featured in a three-disc set. 8 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
The Jack Benny Show, Vol. 3 [DVD] DVD
First, "Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl" where he tackles comedy with the help of the coaches from rival teams. Also includes the classic "Old Father Time" sketch. Next, it becomes "The Johnny Ray Show" when the popular crooner makes demands before he agrees to appear. Then, it's a "Jam Session at Jack's" when Dan Daley, Kirk Douglas, Fred MacMurray, Tony Martin, and Dick Powell show off their musical chops. Lastly, "The Irene Dunne Show" features appearances from the actress and Vincent Price. 114 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The Red Skelton Collection [DVD] DVD
First, "Red Skelton's More Funny Faces" features such classic characters as Clem Kadiddlehopper and the Widdle Kid, as well as an appearance by Marcel Marceau. Next, "Red Skelton's Funny Faces III" includes a variety of the funnyman's silliest skits. Then, plenty of laughs are served up at "Red Skelton's Christmas Dinner," with Imogene Coca and Vincent Price. Lastly, "Red Skelton: A Royal Command Performance" in front of Britain's royal family is rich with hilarity. 190 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex [DVD](1939) DVD
Somewhat infamous for the contentious backstage relationship that developed between leads Errol Flynn and Bette Davis, this lush historical drama revolves around Queen Elizabeth I's plan to give up her throne and wed the Earl of Essex. But when the queen (Davis) uncovers a treasonous plot orchestrated by Essex (Flynn), she must reluctantly order his execution. Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, Vincent Price, and Leo G. Carroll also star. AKA: "Elizabeth and Essex," "Elizabeth the Queen." 106 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; newsreel footage; featurette; theatrical trailers; bonus shorts "The Royal Rodeo" (1939), "Old Glory" (1939).
Brigham Young [DVD](1940) DVD
A fascinating mix of historical and inspirational drama, depicting the hardships faced by Mormon settlers as they left their Illinois home in the 1840s and set out across the prairie to Utah's Great Salt Lake Basin. Dean Jagger stars as Church leader Young, with Mary Astor as his wife, Vincent Price as Mormon founder Joseph Smith, and Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell as a pioneer couple. AKA: "Brigham Young--Frontiersman." 113 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish; audio commentary; featurettes; photo gallery; theatrical trailer; more.
The Invisible Man: The Legacy Collection [DVD] DVD
It's apparent that you'll love this two-disc set! First, Claude Rains lends a sinister presence to "The Invisible Man" (1933). With Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan. Next, "The Invisible Man Returns" (1940) in the guise of Vincent Price as he attempts to clear his name. Nan Grey, Cedric Hardwicke co-star. Then, scientist John Barrymore turns Virginia Bruce into "The Invisible Woman" (1941), featuring Shemp Howard; and the "Invisible Agent" (1942) tries to stop a Nazi plot. John Hall, Peter Lorre star. Finally, it's "The Invisible Man's Revenge" (1944) when fugitive Hall terrorizes a rich couple. John Carradine, Leon Errol co-star. 6 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; audio commentary; documentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
The Song Of Bernadette [DVD](1943) DVD
Jennifer Jones won an Oscar for this stirring real-life drama of the 19th-century French peasant girl who saw a vision of the Virgin Mary and found herself at the center of a worldwide controversy. Vincent Price, Lee J. Cobb, Gladys Cooper also star in this timeless tale of faith and courage. 156 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; documentary; newsreel footage; theatrical trailer.
The Keys Of The Kingdom [DVD](1944) DVD
In his second film, Gregory Peck earned an Academy Award nomination for this sweeping religious-themed drama, tracing the career of a Catholic missionary in China. Excellent cast includes Vincent Price, Thomas Mitchell, Edmund Gwenn, and Roddy McDowall as the boyhood Peck. 137 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English stereo, mono, French mono, Spanish mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; photo gallery; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.
Laura [DVD](1944) DVD
One of the greatest Hollywood whodunits ever made, Otto Preminger's noir-flavored thriller stars Dana Andrews as a detective investigating the murder of New York socialite Gene Tierney who becomes infatuated with her image and memory. Memorable support is given by Clifton Webb as a sardonic columnist and Vincent Price as Tierney's callous playboy fiance. 87 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; alternate opening; deleted scene; audio commentary; "Biography" episodes; theatrical trailer.
Leave Her To Heaven [DVD](1945) DVD
A glossy and film noir-flavored melodrama fueled by Gene Tierney's performance as a calculating woman whose pathological jealousy drives her to cause her own miscarriage and even murder in order to have husband Cornel Wilde all to herself. With Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Darryl Hickman. 110 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English stereo, mono, Spanish mono, French mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer; featurette; premiere footage.
Shock [DVD](1946) DVD
Sinister psychiatrist Vincent Price murders his wife, only to find that a neighbor witnessed the crime. He then tries to convince the neighbor's husband that she's insane and puts her away. With Lynn Bari, Anabel Shaw. 66 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; scene access. Plays All Regions.
The Long Night [DVD](1947) DVD
Dynamite remake of Marcel Carne's "Le Jour Se Leve" features Henry Fonda as a WWII vet and factory worker who kills magician Vincent Price, then barricades himself in his apartment from the police. In flashbacks, Fonda relives the desperate situation--which involved himself, girlfriend Barbara Bel Geddes, Price and stage assistant Ann Dvorak--that drove him to kill. Anatole Litvak ("Sorry, Wrong Number") directs. 101 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; comparison of scenes from "The Long Night" and "Le Jour Se Leve"; scene access.
The Three Musketeers [DVD](1948) DVD
Swordplay and thrills galore, as adventurous young D'Artagnan finds romance and intrigue when he joins musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis to fight injustice in the court of France's King Louis XIII. Lavish adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel stars Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Gig Young, Robert Coote, June Allyson, and Vincent Price. 126 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Portuguese; radio spot; theatrical trailer; bonus shorts "Looking at London" (1946), "What Price Fleadom" (1948).
Champagne For Caesar [DVD](1950) DVD
Riotously funny fable about a genius, played by Ronald Colman, who goes on a radio quiz program and takes them for everything they've got. Vincent Price is the show's neurotic sponsor, who hires beautiful Celeste Holm to distract Colman. With Art Linkletter, Barbara Britton. 99 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery.
House Of Wax [DVD](1953) DVD
Originally shown in 3-D, this horror favorite stars Vincent Price as the operator of a wax museum in 1850s Baltimore who is crippled after being caught in a fire set by his greedy partner for the insurance money. With help from mute aide Charles Brosnon (billed as Charles Buchinsky), a vengeful Price opens a new venue...one whose subjects look a little too realistic. Phyllis Kirk, Frank Lovejoy and Carolyn Jones also star. 88 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Bahasa, Chinese, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai; bonus feature "Mystery of the Wax Museum" (1933); featurette; theatrical trailer; scene access.
The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection) [DVD](1956) DVD
Grand-scale epic from Cecil B. DeMille (his final film) stars Charlton Heston as Moses, chosen by God to lead his fellow Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. The flight from Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, and Moses' receiving of the Commandments are highlights. Co-stars Edward G. Robinson, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Yvonne De Carlo, and a cast of thousands. 3 2/3 hrs. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo Surround, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; documentaries; newsreel footage; theatrical trailers. Also includes the bonus feature "The Ten Commandments" (1923). Three-disc set.
The Fly Collection [DVD] DVD
It's a trio of sci-fi horror classics that has Movies Unlimited abuzz. First, David Hedison is the scientist whose matter-transfer machine backfires and forces him to hang out around garbage cans, in "The Fly" (1958). Hey, what's that on the spider web? Co-stars Vincent Price and Patricia Owens. Then, "Like Father, Like Son" holds true in "Return of the Fly" (1959), as Brett Halsey repeats his late father's experiments, only to become the world's largest household pest. Vincent Price returns as the family friend who is the Fly's only chance. And, the "Curse of the Fly" (1965) lives on, this time affecting another of the original scientist's sons who wants to continue dad's work. But his plans are thwarted by his mentally unstable daughter-in-law, who discovers a lab filled with the mangled test subjects of failed experiments. Brian Donlevy, George Baker, Carole Gray star. 4 1/3 hrs. total. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; documentary; featurette; photo gallery; more. Four-disc set.
House On Haunted Hill [DVD](1959) DVD
A sinister host offers a group of people $10,000 each if they'll spend the night in his macabre mansion, then does his best (or worst) to see that no one collects! Spook-filled shocker from the legendary William Castle stars Vincent Price, Richard Long, Carol Ohmart and Elisha Cook, Jr.; not in "Emergo." 75 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; theatrical trailer.
The Bat [DVD](1959) DVD
A jugular-ripping fiend called "The Bat" stalks his victims and a million dollars in securities hidden in a foreboding mansion. A leering Vincent Price co-stars with Agnes Moorehead in this chiller. 80 min. Plays All Regions.
The Tingler [DVD](1959) DVD
Famous as the film in which producer/director William Castle wired theatre seats to give customers mild electric jolts at key points, this offbeat chiller stars Vincent Price as a doctor who discovers that intense fear causes an insect-like creature to grow inside a person's spine, and only screaming can kill it. His theory, however, really gets put to the test when a "tingler" runs amok in a movie theater! With Darryl Hickman, Philip Coolidge, Judith Evelyn. 81 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai; featurette; drive-in sequence; biographies; production notes; color-tinted scene.
Queen Of The Nile [DVD](1961) DVD
Vincent Price delivers a deliciously sinister performance as an evil priest who hatches a plot to ensure the beautiful Nefertiti (Jeanne Crain) marries the pharaoh by imprisoning the young sculptor (Edmund Purdom) she truly loves. Romantic sword and sandal epic from Italy also stars Amedeo Nazzari, Liana Orfei. AKA: "Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile." 97 min. Soundtrack: English (dubbed).
The Masque Of The Red Death (1964)/The Premature Burial [DVD](1962) DVD
Double feature of Roger Corman-directed Poe shockers opens with Vincent Price as the amoral medieval Prince Prospero, who holds an elegant ball for his sadistic friends while a plague ravages the land, but is shocked to find an uninvited guest...Death. "The Masque of the Red Death" also stars Hazel Court, Jane Asher. Next, Ray Milland is the man whose fear of being entombed alive becomes a horrifying reality in "The Premature Burial," with Court and Alan Napier. 170 min. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; interviews; theatrical trailers. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
Tales Of Terror (1962)/Twice-Told Tales [DVD](1963) DVD
In "Tales of Terror," three chilling short stories by Edgar Allan Poe come to the screen in grand fashion under director Roger Corman: "Morella," "The Black Cat" and "The Case of M. Valdemar." Scares are served in generous portions by stars Peter Lorre, Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone. And, a chilling trio of the best stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne is adapted in the awesome anthology "Twice-Told Tales." "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," "Rappaccini's Daughter" and "The House of the Seven Gables" are brought to full, frightening life by Price, Sebastian Cabot, Mari Blanchard, Brett Halsey. 3 1/2 hrs. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish.
The Last Man On Earth [DVD](1964) DVD
Vincent Price stars as the title character, the one human unaffected by a mysterious plague that has turned the world's population into diseased vampires. A frightening horror epic, based on Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend" and remade as "The Omega Man." With Franca Bettoia and Emma Danieli. 87 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; quiz; theatrical trailer; scene access.
War-Gods Of The Deep (1965)/At The Earth's Core [DVD](1976) DVD
Bizarre imagery and a haunting score highlight "War-Gods of the Deep," a story of a group of smugglers who have discovered the secret of eternal youth in an ancient underwater city. Vincent Price, Tab Hunter, David Tomlinson star. AKA: "City in the Sea," "City Under the Sea." Then, based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' fantastic tale, "At the Earth's Core" stars Peter Cushing and Doug McClure as two inventors who bore through to the planet's core, only to find fabulous creatures and monstrous dinosaurs. Special effects-filled fantasy co-stars Caroline Munro. 175 min. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
The Jackals [DVD](1967) DVD
The South African plains are the setting for this adventure in which miner Vincent Price gets help from his no-nonsense, pistol-packing granddaughter when crooks try to steal his gold. Diana Iverson also stars. 93 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; trivia; bonus short "Cobweb Hotel"; more.
More Dead Than Alive [DVD](1968) DVD
Released from prison after 18 years, murderer Cain becomes determined to start a new life and never touch a gun again. Unable to find any other work, he is forced to take a job as a sharpshooter for a travelling sideshow. But when a group of his old enemies resurface, Cain risks everything to make peace with his troubled past. Clint Walker, Vincent Price, Anne Francis, and Mike Henry star. 101 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
The Trouble With Girls (And How To Get Into It) [DVD](1969) DVD
Offbeat Elvis Presley drama, with the King playing the manager of a touring Chautauqua company in the '20s, and the trouble that erupts when it arrives in a small town. With Marlyn Mason, Vincent Price, Dabney Coleman, Sheree North. Songs include "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" and "Swing Low Sweet Chariot." 99 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailers.
The Oblong Box (1969)/Scream And Scream Again [DVD](1969) DVD
Horror greats Vincent Price and Christopher Lee team up in a gruesome tale of a disfigured madman seeking "vengeance" on those around him, a mission of horror that transcends the grave. Based on an Edgar Allan Poe story. "The Olbong Box" also stars Rupert Davies and Sally Gleeson. AKA: "Dance, Mephisto." Next, Peter Cushing joins fellow frightmeisters Lee and Price for a bizarre shocker about a doctor who's out to build his own race of super-beings...with the unwilling help of some organ transplant "donors"...in "Scream and Scream Again." You won't be able to stop screaming! 192 min. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; theatrical trailers.
Here Comes Peter Cottontail [DVD](1971) DVD
Hippity, hoppity, a fun-filled Easter adventure's on its way, courtesy of Rankin-Bass. Learn how Peter got the got of delivering Technicolor henfruit worldwide, and foiled the schemes of baleful bunny Irontail. Told and sung by Danny Kaye; with the voice talents of Casey Kasem and Vincent Price. 53 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; sing-alongs; bonus program "Peter Rabbit & Other Tales"; more.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)/Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) [DVD] DVD
Vincent Price shines in his most sinister role, as a mad doctor who seeks revenge on the fellow physicians who failed to save his wife on the operating table. His method of killing each victim, based on the Old Testament plagues of Egypt (bees, locusts, hail, etc.) makes for gruesomely witty fun. "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" also stars Joseph Cotten, Terry-Thomas, and Virginia North as Vulnavia. Then, "Dr. Phibes Rises Again," searching for an ancient Egyptian "elixir of life" to revive his late wife and ready to murder anyone in his way. Robert Quarry, Hugh Griffith and Peter Cushing star alongside Price. 183 min. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono.
Theater Of Blood (1973)/Madhouse (1974) [DVD](1973) DVD
Vincent Price camps it up in the role of his career, as a supposedly dead Shakespearean actor who avenges himself on drama critics, killing them in gory murders based on the Bard's plays! A rousing blend of horror and satire, "Theater of Blood" co-stars Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Robert Morley, and Milo O'Shea. Price also plays a thespian in "Madhouse." Recovering from a nervous breakdown after his fiancee's murder, horror actor Price is hired to reprise his "Dr. Death" character on TV, but someone dressed as Dr. Death is turning fiction into fearful reality. Peter Cushing and Robert Quarry also star. 195 min. total. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailers.
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour: Complete Set [DVD](1977) DVD
In 1977 the "Brady Bunch" cast (minus Eve Plumb, replaced by a doppelganger Jan) reunited for a short-lived variety series complete with songs and dances, comedy skits, swimming showgirls and such guest stars as Donny and Marie Osmond, Vincent Price, Tony Randall and Rip Taylor. Two fun-filled episodes are featured on this disc. 120 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby stereo; interviews.
The Monster Club [DVD](1980) DVD
You're invited to a party at a swinging club whose patrons include ghosts, ghouls and other creatures of the night. Human horror writer John Carradine is the guest of vampire Vincent Price, who relates a trio of terrifying tales in this chilling anthology. With Britt Ekland, Donald Pleasence, Stuart Whitman. 97 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; biographies; theatrical trailers; photo gallery.
Ruddigore [DVD](1982) DVD
The lurid melodramas that Gilbert and Sullivan spoofed here had become, even in 1887, familiar to audiences with their sinister castles, black-clad villains and virtuous maidens. Can a young man escape his family title of Baronet of Ruddigore and the curse it carries that would compel him to commit a crime a day or die? Vincent Price, Keith Michell, Sandra Dugdale star. 116 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
The Great Mouse Detective [DVD](1986) DVD
Lively animated feature from Disney Studios about the adventures of Basil of Baker Street, the Sherlockian rodent out to crack a case involving England's royal family masterminded by the diabolical Professor Ratigan. Voices are supplied by Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham and Alan Young. 72 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo; "making of" documentary; scrapbook; sing-along song; bonus shorts "Donald's Crime" (1945), "Clock Cleaners" (1937).
From A Whisper To A Scream [DVD](1987) DVD
Vincent Price shares a quiversome quartet of horror stories. A vexed lover breaks his date the hard way; a carnival sword swallower gets digestion problems; a merciless hood finds out the drawbacks to life eternal; and a Civil War traitor runs afoul of a different sort of "brat pack." Clu Gulager, Cameron Mitchell, Susan Tyrrell, Rosalind Cash star. AKA: "The Offspring." 100 min. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French.
Dead Heat [DVD](1988) DVD
They're the best cops on the force alive...or dead! Joe Piscopo and Treat Williams are the buddies who uncover a bizarre plot involving zombies, and when Williams is killed he returns from the grave to help put down the villains for good. Offbeat blend of action, comedy and horror co-stars Darren McGavin, Lindsay Frost and Vincent Price. 84 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; audio commentary; deleted scenes; photo gallery; storyboard comparison; DVD-ROM content; theatrical trailer.
Backtrack [DVD](1989) DVD
In this gangster thriller directed by Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster plays a woman who changes her identity and moves to another town after witnessing a mob murder. A hit man (Hopper) sent to kill her has found her, but soon he falls in love with his target, and they're both dodging the mob and feds. Dean Stockwell, Vincent Price, John Turturro, Fred Ward and Bob Dylan also star. Special director's cut version; 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; photo gallery; interactive menus; scene access.
Edward Scissorhands (Widescreen Version) [DVD](1990) DVD
He's got a sad, white face, a wild haircut, and shears at the ends of his arms. He's Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp), creation of a mad scientist, who leaves his castle home and becomes the hit of suburbia with his proficiency at hair- and tree-clipping and falls in love with the local Avon lady's daughter. Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest and Vincent Price co-star in Tim Burton's bittersweet fantasy. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 4.0, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary by Burton; featurette; theatrical trailer; TV spots.
Edward Scissorhands [Blu-ray](1990)
He's got a sad, white face, a wild haircut, and shears at the ends of his arms. He's Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp), creation of a mad scientist, who leaves his castle home and becomes the hit of suburbia with his proficiency at hair- and tree-clipping and falls in love with the local Avon lady's daughter. Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest and Vincent Price co-star in Tim Burton's bittersweet fantasy. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English DTS HD 4.0, French Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Korean, French; audio commentary by Burton, composer Danny Elfman; featurette; theatrical trailers.
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filmography
FILM
The Heart of Justice (1992)
Edward Scissorhands (1990) with Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder
Backtrack (1989) with Jodie Foster and Dennis Hopper
Dead Heat (1988) with Treat Williams
The Whales of August (1987) with Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, and Ann Sothern
The Offspring (1986) with Clu Gulager
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984) with Pamela Stephenson
House of Long Shadows (1983) with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing
The Monster Club (1980) with John Carradine and Donald Pleasence
Scavenger Hunt (1979) with Richard Benjamin, James Coco, and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Journey Into Fear (1975) with Sam Waterston, Shelley Winters, and Donald Pleasence
Madhouse (1974) with Peter Cushing
It's Not the Size That Counts (1974) with Leigh Lawson and Elke Sommer
Theatre of Blood (1973) with Diana Dors, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, and Coral Browne
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) with Peter Cushing and Beryl Reid
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) with Joseph Cotten and Terry-Thomas
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971) with James Darren and Jill St. John
Cry of the Banshee (1970) with Quinn O'Hara
The Oblong Box (1969) with Christopher Lee
Scream and Scream Again (1969) with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing
The Trouble with Girls (1969) with Elvis Presley and Sheree North
More Dead Than Alive (1969) with Clint Walker, Anne Francis, and Mike Henry
The Conqueror Worm (1968)
House of 1,000 Dolls (1967) with George Nader and Martha Hyer
The Jackals (1967)
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966) with Fabian
War Gods of the Deep (1965) with Tab Hunter and Susan Hart
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965) with Frank Thornton
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) with Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, and Susan Hart
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) with Jane Asher and Hazel Court
The Last Man on Earth (1964) with Giacomo Rossi-Stuart
The Comedy of Terrors (1963) with Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone, Peter Lorre, and Joyce Jameson
The Haunted Palace (1963) with Debra Paget, Lon Chaney Jr., Barboura Morris, and Bruno VeSota
Twice-Told Tales (1963) with Mari Blanchard, Sebastian Cabot, and Brett Halsey
Beach Party (1963) with Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Jody McCrea, and John Ashley
Diary of a Madman (1963) with Nancy Kovack
The Raven (1963) with Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, and Jack Nicholson
Tower of London (1962) with Sandra Knight
Convicts 4 (1962)
Tales of Terror (1962) with Basil Rathbone, Peter Lorre, Joyce Jameson, and Debra Paget
Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
Black Pirate (1961) with Ricardo Montalban
Queen of the Nile (1961) with Jeanne Crain
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) with Barbara Steele and Luana Anders
Master of the World (1961) with Charles Bronson and Richard Harrison
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) with Mark Damon
The Tingler (1959) with Judith Evelyn and Patricia Cutts; directed by William Castle
Return of the Fly (1959) with Brett Halsey
The Bat (1959) with Agnes Moorehead and Darla Hood
The Big Circus (1959) with Victor Mature, Rhonda Fleming, Gilbert Roland, and Peter Lorre
House on Haunted Hill (1958) with Carol Ohmart and Richard Long; directed by William Castle
The Fly (1958) with Patricia Owens
The Story of Mankind (1957) with Ronald Colman, Virginia Mayo, Peter Lorre, and Hedy Lamarr
The Ten Commandments (1956) with Charlton Heston, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, and John Derek
While the City Sleeps (1956) with Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, and Sally Forrest
Serenade (1956) with Mario Lanza
Son of Sinbad (1955) with Mari Blanchard, Dale Robertson, and Sally Forrest
Dangerous Mission (1954) with Victor Mature and Piper Laurie
The Mad Magician (1954) with Eva Gabor
House of Wax (1953) with Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones, Dabbs Greer, and Charles Bronson
The Las Vegas Story (1952) with Jane Russell, Victor Mature, and Colleen Miller
His Kind of Woman (1951) with Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Tim Holt, and Raymond Burr
Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951) with Errol Flynn and Agnes Moorehead
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950) with Donald O'Connor and Gale Storm
Champagne for Caesar (1950) with Art Linkletter, Celeste Holm, and Barbara Britton
The Baron of Arizona (1950) with Ellen Drew
Bagdad (1949) with Maureen O'Hara
The Bribe (1949) with Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, and John Hodiak
Rogues' Regiment (1948) with Dick Powell
Up in Central Park (1948) with Deanna Durbin and Dick Haymes
The Three Musketeers (1948) with Lana Turner and Gene Kelly
The Long Night (1947) with Henry Fonda and Barbara Bel Geddes
Moss Rose (1947) with Peggy Cummins and Victor Mature
The Web (1947) with Ella Raines
Dragonwyck (1946) with Gene Tierney
Shock (1946) with Lynn Bari
Leave Her to Heaven (1945) with Gene Tierney and Cornel Wilde
A Royal Scandal (1945) with Tallulah Bankhead and Anne Baxter
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) with Gregory Peck
Laura (1944) with Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews
Wilson (1944)
The Eve of St. Mark (1944) with Anne Baxter
The Song of Bernadette (1943) with Jennifer Jones
Hudson's Bay (1940) with Gene Tierney and Paul Muni
Brigham Young (1940) with Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Brian Donlevy
Green Hell (1940) with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Bennett
The House of the Seven Gables (1940) with George Sanders
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Tower of London (1939) with Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) with Bette Davis and Errol Flynn
Service de Luxe (1938) with Constance Bennett and Helen Broderick
TELEVISION SERIES
Mystery!, long-running anthology series. Price served as host from 1980-1989. Diana Rigg replaced him in 1989
Time Express, 1979 CBS TV series. Price portrayed Jason Winters
The Chevy Mystery Show, 1960 TV series. Price served as occasional host
E.S.P., 1958 TV series. Price served as host
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