The Raven (1963)

[Mark]

You can watch this online, and I urge you to do so. The Raven (1963) directed by Roger Corman with Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Borris Karloff (and a young Jack Nicholson!).

In this tongue-in-cheek movie inspired by Poe's poem, Dr. Craven is the son of a great sorcerer (now dead) who was once himself quite skilled at that profession, but has since abandoned it. One evening, a cowardly fool of a magician named Bedlo comes to Craven for help- the evil Scarabus has turned him into a raven and he needs someone to change him back. He also tells the reluctant wizard that Craven's long-lost wife Lenore, whom he loved greatly and thought dead, is living with the despised Scarabus.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057449/

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