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The Old Dark House (1963)

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Release Date: Oct 31, 1963 Wide

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Set in the title manse, this chilling comedy chronicles the spooky exploits of a Yankee car salesman working in London who sets out to deliver a car to a remote and very creepy Welsh estate. Unfortunately he discovers the owner dead. While attempting to leave a fierce storm erupts and he has a wreck. He returns to the mansion to seek shelter from the disparate sisters therein. Once warm and dry, he meets the rest of their strange family, including twins, a looney who is building an ark, and the

Unrated, 1 hr. 26 min.

Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Directed By: William Castle

In Theaters: Oct 31, 1963 Wide

Cast

Tom Poston
Tom Penderel
Robert Morley
Roderick Femm
Janette Scott
Cecily
Joyce Grenfell
Agatha Femm
Peter Bull
Casper Femm, Jasper Fem...
Mervyn Johns
Potiphar
Fenella Fielding
Morgana
Danny Green
Morgan Femm

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This is the usual murder mystery set in a big mansion with an unusual cast of characters in a strange family. It wasn't very scary or funny or anything, but it's mildly entertaining at least.

September 30, 2011

AJ Verser

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This is a excellent remake of a 1932 film that then stared Boris Karloff, he was asked to come back for a role in this film but refused because the script read to much comedy. And that's what this is a comedy with a little horror One of William Castle's many films. The house itself from the outside reminds me of the

August 8, 2011

Bruce Bruce

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