Based on the extremely effective works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Twice Told Tales is regarded by many critics as one of Price's weakest efforts. Three individual stories highlight this film and Price stars in all of them. Like most Price efforts that fall into the "eh " category, Tales seems to have its moments from time to time. This is easily the best this film has ever looked, the sound on the other hand is another story.

We start off with my favorite segment Dr. Hedegger's Experiment in which Price and veteran TV actor Sebastian Cabbot discover what they believe to be a fountain of youth. Of course it doesn't come to them without its price. The second story, Rappaccini's Daughter, which I also enjoyed, features Veteran Genre actor Brett Halsey, in love with Rappaccini's (Price) daughter played by Beverly Garland. The problem is that Rapaccini has altered his daughter's lifeblood to poison, so anything she touches dies. The last story, which happens to be my least favorite, is a truncated version of The House of Seven Gables, and luckily it leaves just as quickly as it arrives. Let's just leave it at that.

MGM continues their streak with a near flawless video presentation of this Price film. Mildly letterboxed at 1.66:1 (why no 16X9 MGM?) this film looks outstanding. Nice solid and sharp colors, and very little to no print damage. The sound, presented in Dolby Digital Mono, is less impressive. With some slight distortion, the voices sound like they're coming out of a tin can at times. I don't doubt that MGM did the best that they could, but it can't go without saying it's a bit distracting, but not terrible.

Extras once again are left to just the original theatrical trailer, presented full frame. After seeing the trailer, one should appreciate this new transfer even more, what a difference!

Despite the fact thst this is definitely one of Price's weakest efforts, the first two adaptations are worth the price (pardon the pun) of admission on their own. The under $10 price tag cushions the blow as well, as you could do a lot worse, than to hang with Mr. Price in these tales of terror for a few hours.