The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
Even on her wedding night she must share the man she loved with the "female thing" that lived in the Tomb of the Cat!
Director: Roger Corman · Writers: Robert Towne, Paul Mayersberg
Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery -- learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.
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Director
Roger Corman
Cast
Vincent Price
Verden Fell 
Elizabeth Shepherd
Lady Rowena Trevanion / Lady Ligeia 
John Westbrook
Christopher Gough 
Derek Francis
Lord Trevanion 
Oliver Johnston
Kenrick 
Richard Vernon
Dr. Vivian 
Frank Thornton
Peperel 
Ronald Adam
Minister at Graveside 
Denis Gilmore
Livery Boy 
Penelope Lee
Lady Rowena's Maidservant User Reviews (2)
This movie got love, death, and marriage. This movie also plays heavy into hypnosis. The cat is the true star of the movie, getting more screen time than Vincent almost. The pace is great and so is the unfolding of this story. Nothing gore and bloody, but it does keep suspense and the macabre in tact throughout. Although not the strongest in the Poe series that Corman did, it is still a movie that can entertain. Also if Disney wasn't using the title, I feel they could've used "That darn cat!" as a movie title. But it wouldn't pack a punch like Tomb of the Cat or the one it has now.
_**The black cat from hell at a manor in Victorian Britain**_ Amidst a crumbling castle in 19th century England, a widowed aristocrat (Vincent Price) mourns his wife, but quickly develops a new romantic relationship after meeting the forceful Rowena (Elizabeth Shepherd). Yet the soul of Ligeia seems to be haunting the estate and the apparently mesmerized Baron is hiding something. Released in late 1964, "The Tomb of Ligeia” is Gothic horror based on the Edgar Allan Poe story from 1838 (which was revised in 1845 with the addition of his 1843 poem “The Conqueror Worm,” written by the character Ligeia). This was the last of Roger Corman’s eight Poe films from 1960-1964, which all made money but this one made the least, possibly because the quasi-series had run its course and the story was overly complicated. Nevertheless, Corman considered it one of the best of the lot. …
