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      The Old Dark House

      1932, Horror/Comedy, 1h 11m

      30 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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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 critic reviews

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      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 (Ernest Thesiger), the three sit down to a strange dinner. Horace is neurotic; mute butler Morgan (Boris Karloff) is an alcoholic; and Horace's sister, Rebecca (Eva Moore), raves about chastity. When the storm brings in an industrialist and chorus girl Gladys DuCane Perkins (Lilian Bond), Morgan's lust and Rebecca's ire are ignited.

      • Genre: Horror, Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: James Whale

      • Producer: Carl Laemmle Jr.

      • Writer: Benn W. Levy

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Distributor: Universal Pictures

      • Production Co: Universal Pictures

      Cast & Crew

      Charles Laughton
      Gloria Stuart
      Eva Moore
      Raymond Massey
      Elspeth Dudgeon
      Benn W. Levy
      Arthur Edeson
      Russell A. Gausman

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      • Jan 29, 2020
        James Whale directs this character-driven piece about travelers stranded off the beaten path in a weird old house with some serious history. It's not uninteresting, and the characters only seem outdated. Charles Laughton for instance, plays a regular businessman, and not the grotesque these works usually have him play. And the great Karloff? A grunting red herring from the moment we first see him.
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      • Aug 03, 2018
        The humor is irregular, the tension almost nonexistent and the characters flat as they can be (some even falling in love after having just met!), and so this is amusing enough but didn't age very well, worthy only for those delightful performances by Ernest Thesiger and Eva Moore.
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      • Feb 21, 2013
        Its got a hulking Boris Karloff, a shouting Charles Laughton, and a sassy Melvyn Douglas . . . what's not to like? It feels a bit rushed and perhaps there is some wasted potential but I enjoyed it all the same.
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      • Sep 23, 2010
        Ah yes, nothing like an old school black and white spooky mansion film. Going back to basics in other words, this is more of a character driven film, with fast and snappy dialogues, very dialogue driven indeed. Thanks to the cast of actors like Melvyn Douglas and Charles Laughton, as well as some truly great character actors, the movie doesn't really needs big spooks to keep you engaged.
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