The Old Dark House (1932) |
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| Director(s) | James Whale |
| Producer(s) | Carl Laemmle Jr., E.M. Asher (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller/Suspense |
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The Old Dark House
Released
1932
Boris Karloff
(as Morgan)
The Old Dark House
Released
1932
Melvyn Douglas
(as Roger Penderel)
The Old Dark House
Released
1932
Charles Laughton
(as Sir William Porterhous...)
The Old Dark House
Released
1932
Lilian Bond
(as Gladys DuCane Perkins)
The Old Dark House
Released
1932
Ernest Thesiger
(as Horace Femm)
The Old Dark House
Released
1932
Raymond Massey
(as Philip Waverton)
The Old Dark House
Released
1932
Gloria Stuart
(as Margaret Waverton)
The Old Dark House Overview:
The Old Dark House (1932) was a Comedy - Horror Film directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. and E.M. Asher.
The Old Dark House BlogHub Articles:
James Whale: The Old Dark House (1932) and The Invisible Man (1933)
The Old Dark House has a disarming levity that broadsided me at first. James Whale, the man who famously gave us Frankenstein, has all of his notable features with the tinges of horror on hand for another ghastly delight, and then he goes and pokes fun at the whole setup. Raymond Massey is instantly... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)
Of course it's a dark and stormy night when Raymond Massey, Gloria Stuart, and Melvyn Douglas stumble into a strange old house whose occupants are even more menacing than the raging floods outside, and director James Whale milks the atmosphere for all it's worth in this delightfully dire horror come... Read full article
THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)--Restored, And On Blu-ray
I've been looking forward to the Cohen Film Collection's Blu-ray of the newly restored THE OLD DARK HOUSE, and now that I've viewed it, I can say that it lives up to all my expectations. It is a magnificent restoration, and I'm not exaggerating in saying that watching it is like seeing the film for ... Read full article
The Old Dark House: "It's not good to be frightened on an empty tummy"
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 ... Read full article
The Old Dark House: "It's not good to be frightened on an empty tummy"
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 ... Read full article
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The Old Dark House Quotes:
Horace Femm: Allow me to introduce my sister, Miss Rebecca Femm.
Roger Penderel, Philip Waverton, Margaret Waverton: How do you do?
Rebecca Femm: What are they doing here? What do they want?
Roger Penderel, Philip Waverton, Margaret Waverton: How do you do?
Rebecca Femm: What did they say? What do they want? What are they doing here? What's all the fuss about? What?
Horace Femm: You must excuse my sister, she's a little deaf. In fact sometimes quite deaf.
Morgan: [groaning and muttering]
Roger Penderel: Even Welsh ought not to sound like that!
[sings]
Sir William Porterhouse: Oh, the roast beef of Old England... how does that go? Do you remember that Mr Waverton or was that before your time?
Philip Waverton: Penderel's our song expert.
Sir William Porterhouse: Oh, so you're musical, are you? Well, I've got a bit of a good ear myself...
Horace Femm: [knocking loudly on the table] Have a potato!