The Films of Vincent Price

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1. 1940. This was Vincent's very first horror film with him in the lead role. It was a sequel to the 1933 original that starred Claude Rains. House of Wax The Invisible Man Returns Tower of London Green Hell

2. 1946. This was Vincent's first solo starring role in a film and he did wonderfully. He plays a psychiatrist who kills his wife and who has to take care of the one person who saw him do it. The Web Shock Laura Dragonwyck

3. This film also was released in 1946. This film was based on a novel written by Anya Seton and Vincent is again in the lead role. He plays Nicholas Van Ryn, a patron who lives on the Hudson in 1840's New York. Gene Tierney plays his naive, innocent cousin, who falls under the spell of Nicholas - and the house he lives in. Laura Leaver Her to Heaven Brigham Young Dragonwyck

4. 1950. This one starred Ronald Coleman and Celeste Holm. Vincent played Burnbridge Waters, the president of a soap company. Ronald played Beauregard Bottomly (by these names we know it's funny) a man who knows everything. What's the name of this zany movie? The Bribe Curtain Call at Cactus Creek Champagne for Caesar Up in Central Park

5. 1953. This was the film that cemented Vincent in horror films forever. He plays sculptor Henry Jarrod, a man who is betrayed by his business partner. Jarrod's place is set on fire. He is alive but now insane. House of Usher House on Haunted Hill House of Wax House of the Seven Gables

6. 1956. With his cast of thousands, Cecil B. DeMille remade one of his silent movies of the 20's. Vincent has a small role as Baka the master builder. Charlton Heston has the lead role, along with Yul Brynner. Answer: (three words -- think Bible)

7. 1958. It features Vincent as Francois Delambre, the brother of a man who is the victim of a science experiment gone wrong. Tales of Terror The Tingler The Fly House on Haunted Hill

8. This film was also released in 1958. This one has him playing Frederick Loren, a man who invites 5 people to come and stay overnight at a haunted house. If they survive they get 10,000 dollars. House on Haunted Hill The Bat Naked Terror The Fly

9. 1960. This film marks the first of 7 films that Vincent made with director Roger Corman. All of the stories were taken from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Vincent plays Roderick, a man who will not let his sister marry due to the fact that the family line is "tainted". The Fall of the House of Usher Tales of Terror The Pit and the Pendulum The Tomb of Ligeia

10. 1961. This is the second installment of the Price/Poe/Corman films. Vincent plays Nicholas Medina, a man who just recently lost his wife, Elizabeth. The Raven The Pit and the Pendulum Tales of Terror The Tomb of Ligeia

11. 1962. The third movie in the series, it is a trilogy of stories by Poe beginning with "Morella" and ending with "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar". The Raven Tales of Terror The Masque of the Red Death The Tomb of Ligeia

12. 1963. This fourth movie is a comedy. It features Vincent Price, Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. It also has a young Jack Nicholson. Vincent plays Dr. Craven, Boris Dr. Scarabus, and Peter plays Dr. Bedlo - I think I gave it away. Answer: (Two Words (think bird))

13. This next film, also released in 1963, features Vincent as Magistrate Cordier, a man who becomes possessed by the horla. It makes him murder against his will the woman that he loves and bury her body in the back yard. Ewww. It was from the book by French writer Guy de Mapessant. Master of the World Madhouse Diary of a Madman Twice Told Tales

14. This is yet ANOTHER film released in 1963--Vinnie had a big year in 1963 with 7 movies released that year alone. This is also a comedy with the Titans of Terror: Vincent, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff. This time Vincent is Waldo Trumbull, an undertaker who needs to stir up some business before his landlord kicks him out because he hasn't paid the rent for a year. Basil Rathbone also stars as Mr. Black. The Comedy of Terrors Scream and Scream Again The Oblong Box More Dead Than Alive

15. 1964. This film is the next in the Poe series. Vincent plays Prince Prospero in a film that many consider to be the best of the series. I disagree - but that's just my humble opinion. It is set in 1400's Italy with the Plague all around. Masque of the Red Death The Tomb of Ligeia The Raven The Haunted Palace

16. 1965. The final film of the Poe series. After 8 films, all but one starring Price, Roger Corman decided to move on. But not before he made the best one. Vincent is Verden Fell, a man who again has a dead wife, and Elizabeth Shepherd plays Rowena, a lady who bears a striking resemblance to Verden's first wife. The Pit and the Pendulum The Haunted Palace The Tomb of Ligeia The Fall of the House of Usher

17. 1968. Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General. This was one of Vincent's most gruesome films to date, it tells the life story of one Matthew Hopkins, a man who proclaimed himself to be a witchfinder in the name of God. He killed dozens of women who were accused of being witches. The US release title slaps on the title of a poem by Poe for some reason. The Haunted Palace The Conqueror Worm Twice-Told Tales The Jackals

18. 1971. A doctor seeks revenge on the nine doctors who could not save his dear departed Victoria's life. Again, Vincent is a grieving husband. Nine of the ten doctors die by nine of the ten plagues of Exodus, with the worst one being preserved for the head doctor. Cry of the Banshee The Offspring The Abominable Dr. Phibes The Monster Club

19. 1973. Vincent's magnum opus before he retreated to the theater for a while, he portrays Edward Lionheart, a man who is out to get every critic who ever gave him a bad review. Theater of Blood Madhouse Days of Fury Journey into Fear

20. 1990. This was Vincent's next to last role in a film. It was directed by Tim Burton. Vincent played the inventor. Johnny Depp was in the lead role. The Heart of Justice Backtrack Edward Scissorhands Dead Heat