The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
Directed by James Sibley Watson, Melville Webber · 13 min · Horror
15.0 TOPICAL score · #5,042 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her nameless traveller fiancé arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928, directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber) has a TOPICAL score of 15.0 - ranked 5,042 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (62 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 11 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (62 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 11 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read1,773 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Herbert Stern, Hildegarde Lasell Watson, Melville Webber, Friedrich Haak