The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial
1961
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Episode
1h 0m
An aging millionaire survives being buried alive, but his devilish fiancée plans to take advantage of his next cataleptic seizure, by marrying him and then making sure he stays in his grave. Then the gorgeous Victorine will inherit his estate, and run off with her young lover, a painter. But the cataleptic millionaire and his loyal physician Dr. Thorn take every possible measure to allow him to survive another mistaken entombment.
Created by:
Douglas Heyes
39 total credits
Credits include: The Twilight Zone, Ice Station Zebra, Kitten with a Whip and Eye of the Beholder
98 total credits
Credits include: The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Stonehearst Asylum, Pit and the Pendulum and The Fall of the House of Usher
17 total credits
Credits include: Eye of the Beholder, Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room, Sergeant Ryker, The Witch and Kraft Suspense Theatre
Directed by:
Ida Lupino
86 total credits
Credits include: High Sierra, The Hitch-Hiker and On Dangerous Ground
64 total credits
Credits include: The Twilight Zone, Hangover Square, The Lodger, The Locket and The Mad Magician
26 total credits
Credits include: Thriller, Winchester 73, The Light in the Forest, The Victim and The Door Without a Key
39 total credits
Credits include: The Twilight Zone, Ice Station Zebra, Kitten with a Whip and Eye of the Beholder
42 total credits
Credits include: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, One Step Beyond, Thriller and Crawlspace
Writers:
Douglas Heyes 39 total credits
Credits include: The Twilight Zone, Ice Station Zebra, Kitten with a Whip and Eye of the Beholder
98 total credits
Credits include: The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Stonehearst Asylum, Pit and the Pendulum and The Fall of the House of Usher
17 total credits
Credits include: Eye of the Beholder, Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room, Sergeant Ryker, The Witch and Kraft Suspense Theatre
Starring:
Boris Karloff
127 total credits
Boris Karloff, whose real name was William Henry Pratt, was an English-born actor who emigrated to Canada in 1909. Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His popularity following Frankenstein was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or "Karloff the Uncanny"... (wikipedia)
43 total credits
Credits include: The Great Dictator, Witness for the Prosecution, The Philadelphia Story, The Body Snatcher and Lust for Life
84 total credits
Credits include: Rosemary's Baby, Little Caesar, High Society, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt and People Will Talk
84 total credits
Credits include: The Sword in the Stone, Batman, Marnie, The Court Jester and Criss Cross
17 total credits
Credits include: Separate Tables, Titanic, Mr. Sardonicus, The Monster That Challenged the World and My Cousin Rachel
43 total credits
Credits include: The Time Machine, The Letter, The Ghost of Frankenstein, Tarzan the Ape Man and My Name Is Julia Ross
12 total credits
Credits include: 101 Dalmatians, Tales of Terror, Return of the Fly, Master of the World and Thriller
27 total credits
Credits include: Sea of Love, Kitten with a Whip, Playback, Crowhaven Farm and The Tattooed Stranger
15 total credits
Credits include: Men in War, Test, A Cold Wind in August, The Restless Breed and Circle of Power
26 total credits
Credits include: What's the Matter with Helen?, The Three Stooges in Orbit, Homebodies, The Balcony and The Four of Us Are Dying
9 total credits
Credits include: The Notorious Landlady, Judgment Night, Thriller, I Was a Teenage Thumb and Hill 256
13 total credits
Credits include: Thriller, The Brain Center at Whipple's, Pirates of Tripoli, Prisoners of the Casbah and Doesn't Anyone Know Who I Am?
8 total credits
Credits include: Thriller, Static, Revenge and My Fair Ernest T. Bass
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Cast & Info
Created by:
Douglas Heyes 39 total credits
Credits include: The Twilight Zone, Ice Station Zebra, Kitten with a Whip and Eye of the Beholder
98 total credits
Credits include: The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Stonehearst Asylum, Pit and the Pendulum and The Fall of the House of Usher
17 total credits
Credits include: Eye of the Beholder, Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room, Sergeant Ryker, The Witch and Kraft Suspense Theatre
Directed by:
Ida Lupino 86 total credits
Credits include: High Sierra, The Hitch-Hiker and On Dangerous Ground
64 total credits
Credits include: The Twilight Zone, Hangover Square, The Lodger, The Locket and The Mad Magician
26 total credits
Credits include: Thriller, Winchester 73, The Light in the Forest, The Victim and The Door Without a Key
39 total credits
Credits include: The Twilight Zone, Ice Station Zebra, Kitten with a Whip and Eye of the Beholder
42 total credits
Credits include: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, One Step Beyond, Thriller and Crawlspace
Writers:
Douglas Heyes 39 total credits
Credits include: The Twilight Zone, Ice Station Zebra, Kitten with a Whip and Eye of the Beholder
98 total credits
Credits include: The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, Stonehearst Asylum, Pit and the Pendulum and The Fall of the House of Usher
17 total credits
Credits include: Eye of the Beholder, Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room, Sergeant Ryker, The Witch and Kraft Suspense Theatre
Starring:
Boris Karloff 127 total credits
Boris Karloff, whose real name was William Henry Pratt, was an English-born actor who emigrated to Canada in 1909. Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His popularity following Frankenstein was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or "Karloff the Uncanny"... (wikipedia)
43 total credits
Credits include: The Great Dictator, Witness for the Prosecution, The Philadelphia Story, The Body Snatcher and Lust for Life
84 total credits
Credits include: Rosemary's Baby, Little Caesar, High Society, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt and People Will Talk
84 total credits
Credits include: The Sword in the Stone, Batman, Marnie, The Court Jester and Criss Cross
17 total credits
Credits include: Separate Tables, Titanic, Mr. Sardonicus, The Monster That Challenged the World and My Cousin Rachel
43 total credits
Credits include: The Time Machine, The Letter, The Ghost of Frankenstein, Tarzan the Ape Man and My Name Is Julia Ross
12 total credits
Credits include: 101 Dalmatians, Tales of Terror, Return of the Fly, Master of the World and Thriller
27 total credits
Credits include: Sea of Love, Kitten with a Whip, Playback, Crowhaven Farm and The Tattooed Stranger
15 total credits
Credits include: Men in War, Test, A Cold Wind in August, The Restless Breed and Circle of Power
26 total credits
Credits include: What's the Matter with Helen?, The Three Stooges in Orbit, Homebodies, The Balcony and The Four of Us Are Dying
9 total credits
Credits include: The Notorious Landlady, Judgment Night, Thriller, I Was a Teenage Thumb and Hill 256
13 total credits
Credits include: Thriller, The Brain Center at Whipple's, Pirates of Tripoli, Prisoners of the Casbah and Doesn't Anyone Know Who I Am?
8 total credits
Credits include: Thriller, Static, Revenge and My Fair Ernest T. Bass
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