The Old Dark House (1932 film)
1932
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A deft blend of well-chosen ingredients, The Old Dark House is a delightfully scary horror comedy that benefits from James Whale's suspenseful direction. Read Critics Reviews. Rated 5/5...
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- Boris Karloff
- James Whale
- Universal Pictures
69 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6/10. Oranges and lemons... Jweybrew 1 June 2008. Owing little to either James Whale's 1932 chiller, or to J.B. Priestly's original source novel, "Benighted", THE OLD DARK HOUSE is a small, off-beat and pleasantly daffy scare-comedy, a change-of-pace for director William Castle.
Featured review. 5/10. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall . One would expect a collaboration between the American director William Castle and the British production studios Hammer to result in a terrific must-see film, considering they were both horror genre giants in their respective continents during the early sixties.
- William Castle
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- 3 min
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The Old Dark House is a 1963 comedy horror film directed by William Castle. A remake of Universal's 1932 film of the same name directed by James Whale, the film is based on the 1927 novel by J. B. Priestley originally published under the name Benighted, and the new screenplay was written by Robert Dillon. [1]
Sep 13, 2013 · As scripted by Robert Dillon, The Old Dark House concerns an American car salesman living in London named Tom Penderel (Tom Poston), who delivers a car to a spooky old mansion only to find out that his client Casper Femm (Peter Bull) has passed away.
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Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault. James Whale’s wry send-up of the popular horror plays of the time actually has moments that put today’s so-called...
Oct 26, 2016 · Fenella Fielding and Tom Poston. William Castle's 1963 adaptation of J.B. Priestley's novel Benighted has little to do with the book or James Whales' 1932 film version. Screenwriter Robert Dillon jettisons the original premise of a group of travelers forced to spend the night in the ancestral home of the unusual Femm family.
