House of Usher (1960)
"Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher"
ThumbScore
👍 83%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 86%
(RT: 86%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Mark Damon as Philip Winthrop
Myrna Fahey as Madeline Usher
Harry Ellerbe as Bristol
David Andar as Ghost (uncredited)
Bill Borzage as Ghost (uncredited)
Mario Bellini as Ghost (uncredited)
Eleanor LeFaber as Ghost (uncredited)
Is House of Usher good?
Most people think so. 83% audience score, estimated from 382 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 86%.
Overview
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 fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart. Wikipedia ↗
