Guest Stars

Marty Allen As Edgar Allan Poe

Uncredited

Mel Blanc voiced The Raven

Main Cast

Rod Serling As Host

Recap

At a bleak and foreboding castle, Edgar Allan Poe pours himself a drink and contemplates a bust in his study with a raven atop it. He then begins writing his newest poem, “The Raven.” He composes the first two lines, writing, “while I pondered weak and...”. he can’t come up with a rhyme, and the Raven finally tells him that the word is weary. Poe throws his wineglass at him and tries to go back to work...

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• Creator	Rod Serling
• Producer	Jack Laird
• Costume Designer	Bill Jobe
• Set Decorator	Chester R. Bayhi  |  Sal Blydenburgh
• Director of Photography	Leonard J. South
• Art Director	Joseph Alves, Jr.
• Main Title Design	Wayne Fitzgerald
• Film Editor	Sam Vitale  |  David Rawlins
• Sound	David H. Moriarty (1)
• Assistant Director	Ralph Sariego  |  Lester William Berke
• Unit Manager	Burt Astor
• Executive Story Consultant	Gerald Sanford
• Assistant To The Producer	Anthony Redman
• Editorial Supervisor	Richard Belding
• Theme Music	Gil Melle
• Gallery Paintings	Thomas J. Wright  |  Logan Elston  |  Phil Bandierle