The Raven (1963 film)

The Raven is a 1963 American independent B moviehorrorcomedy film produced and directed by Roger Corman. The film stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a trio of rival sorcerers. The supporting cast features a young Jack Nicholson as Lorres characters son.

Set during the 15th century, the sorcerer Dr. Erasmus Craven Vincent Price has been mourning the death of his wife Lenore Hazel Court for over two years, much to the chagrin of his daughter Estelle Olive Sturgess. One night he is visited by a raven, who happens to be a transformed wizard, Dr. Bedlo Peter Lorre. Together they brew a potion that restores Bedlo to his old self. Bedlo explains he had been transformed by the evil Dr. Scarabus Boris Karloff in an unfair duel, and both decide to see Scarabus, Bedlo to exact revenge and Craven to look for his wifes ghost, which Bedlo reportedly saw at Scarabus castle. After fighting off the attack of Cravens coachman, who apparently acted under the influence of Scarabus, they set out to the castle, joined by Cravens daughter Estelle and Bedlos son Rexford Jack Nicholson.At the castle, Scarabus greets his guests with false friendship, and Bedlo is apparently killed as he conjures a storm in a last act of defiance against his nemesis. At night, Rexford finds him alive and well, hiding in the castle. Craven, meanwhile, is visited and tormented by Lenore, who is revealed to be alive and well too, having faked her death two years before to move away with Scarabus. As Craven, Estelle, Rexford and Bedlo try to escape the castle, Scarabus stops them, and they are tied and locked up. Bedlo panics and flees away in raven form, having convinced Scarabus to turn him back into bird form rather than face torture. As Craven is confronted with the choice of Estelles torture or of him giving away the secrets of his hand magic, Bedlo flies back in, frees Rexford, and together aid Craven. ........

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