"The Tell-Tale Heart" (short), 1941. A murderer panics.
Directed by Jules Dassin. Written by Doane R. Hoag, based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Starring Joseph Schildkraut, with Roman Bohnen.
Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: It's a shame TCM doesn't include high quality shorts like this on their releases more often. This is the only dramatic short I've ever seen from this era. It's kind of like a really good episode of The Twilight Zone. The story's too familiar for it to really be suspenseful, but they could hardly have done better otherwise. B
GPA: 3.0/4
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