"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a work by famous writer Edgar Allen Poe that involves some horror as do some of his other creative achievements. And while this one was used by filmmakers many times before, also very early as you see here, I must say I have never really been a fan of the story. So yeah, I am a bit biased here, also due to the fact that I don#t really like silent films most of the time, but I still believe this could have been a better watch. As with many other silent films, there is the problem of a lack of subtitles in a quantity that would help the audience at least in understanding the very basic plot. The ones to blame in this case are director James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber. The cast members do their best I guess. This one is already almost 90 years old and it was chosen to be picked up for the National Film Registry back in 2000. I do not share the praise though and I do not think this American film here is a must-see by any means. Thumbs down, nothing stands out here.
