Famous Ghost Stories (1961)
Overview
A TV pilot masterminded by B movie auteur Bert I. Gordon and cable production company Herts-Lion International. Vincent Price hosts as a poltergeist introducing the ghost story to follow. It's really an edited version of Gordon's 1960 film Tormented, starring Richard Carlson as a jazz musician haunted by the spirit of an old flame he let fall from a lighthouse.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.945 |
Directed By
Bert I. Gordon
Crew
Bert I. Gordon
Bert I. Gordon
George Worthing Yates
Bert I. Gordon
Bert I. Gordon
Albert Glasser
TOP CAST
Vincent Price
Poltergeist/Narrator
Richard Carlson
Tom Stewart (segment 'Tormented')
Susan Gordon
Sandy Hubbard (segment 'Tormented')
Lugene Sanders
Meg Hubbard (segment 'Tormented')
Juli Reding
Vi Mason (segment 'Tormented')
Joe Turkel
Nick (segment 'Tormented')
Lillian Adams
Mrs. Ellis (segment 'Tormented')
Gene Roth
Mr. Nelson (segment 'Tormented')
Vera Marshe
Mrs. Hubbard (segment 'Tormented')
Harry Fleer
Frank Hubbard (segment 'Tormented')
Merritt Stone
Clergyman (segment 'Tormented')
Dick Walsh
Wedding Guest (segment 'Tormented')
Leslie Thomas
Wedding Guest (segment 'Tormented')
Paul Frees
Frank Hubbard (uncredited voice) (segment 'Tormented')
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