The brothers return to England, where Edward is locked in an upstairs room because, his mind gone, he is a danger to himself and others. Price stars as Sir Julian Markham, a wealthy British man who sees his brother, Sir Edward (played by Alister Williamson and voiced by an unidentified actor), crucified and his face disfigured by a vengeful African tribe. Paying tribute to the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death - Price died on October 25, 1993, at the age of eighty-two - Victoria will be at the Quad for screenings of the first two but not the third, leaving it completely up to the audience to figure out just what the heck is going on in this crazy film. So it’s extremely curious that for “Victoria Price presents: Vincent Price x 3,” Price’s daughter has selected three of his lesser-known frightflicks, Michael Reeves’s Witchfinder General) (aka The Conqueror Worm), based on the Poe short story), Jim Clark’s 1974 Madhouse, and Gordon Hessler’s debut, The Oblong Box. Vincent Price made more than 125 films in his long career, including a slew of horror classics and cult favorites, highlighted by seven Edgar Allan Poe collaborations with Roger Corman and key roles in such other great works as Laura, The Ten Commandments, and Edward Scissorhands. Wednesday, October 24, 6:45, and Thursday, October 25, 5:00 Vincent Price (back) nails his brother into a coffin in Edgar Allan Poe film The Oblong Boxģ4 West 13th St.
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