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The Old Dark House. TRAILER. NEW. Driving through a brutal thunderstorm in Wales, three travelers take refuge in an eerie house owned by the Femm family. Reluctantly admitted by Horace Femm...
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Driving through a brutal thunderstorm in Wales, three...
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The Old Dark House: Directed by James Whale. With Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond. Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- James Whale
- 1932-10-20
The Old Dark House is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy horror film directed by James Whale. Based on the 1927 novel Benighted by J.B. Priestley, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Raymond Massey and Eva Moore.
The Old Dark House is much more explicit than horror films in the years to follow, dripping with provocations and innuendos, with a daring sensibility befitting a director whose own...
Starring: Boris Karloff, Gloria Stuart, Melvyn Douglas, Ernest Thesiger, Charles Laughton, Raymond Massey, Lilian Bond, Elspeth Dudgeon, Eva Moore. Genres: Gothic Horror, Chamber Film. Rated the #19 best film of 1932, and #4288 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users).
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- James Whale
- James Whale
- 20 October 1932
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Driving down a lonely road in rural Wales, a young couple and their friend become trapped by a storm. They seek refuge in the titular house, whereupon they are confronted with a succession of horror clichés: a dangerous alcoholic butler (played by the great Boris Karloff), hints about a long-ago murder, and a pyromaniac shut away in the attic.