The Fall of the House of Usher 95 years old

In a decaying castle surrounded by a dank, mirrored lake live the morbidly nervous Roderick Usher and his sickly twin sister, Madeline. Their tale is told and dimly comprehended by the unnamed narrator, a boyhood friend whom Roderick has summoned. When Madeline soon dies—or seems to die—they entomb her body. On a stormy night, "cracking and ripping" sounds and a "shriek" from below convince the panicky Roderick that "We have put her living into the tomb!" The shrouded, emaciated figure of Madeline appears at the door of Roderick's book-strewn study, falls upon him, "and in her violent and now final death-agonies, bore him to the floor a corpse."

Credits

The Fall of the House of Usher Cast

Name	Character
Melville Webber He was 57, 76 years old when he died	as A Traveller
Hildegarde Watson	as Madeline Usher
Herbert Stern	as Roderick Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher Crew

Name	Department
Edgar Allan Poe as Story. He was 119 (40) years old when He died	Writing
James Sibley Watson as Art Direction. He was 34 (87) years old when He died	Art
James Sibley Watson as Director. He was 34 (87) years old when He died	Directing
Melville Webber as Director. He was 57 (76) years old when He died	Directing
James Sibley Watson as Director of Photography. He was 34 (87) years old when He died	Camera
Melville Webber as Director of Photography. He was 57 (76) years old when He died	Camera
Alec Wilder as Music. He was 21 (73) years old when He died	Sound
Melville Webber as Art Direction. He was 57 (76) years old when He died	Art