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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.

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James Whale: The Old Dark House (1932) and The Invisible Man (1933)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 15, 2023 From 4 Star Films

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)

By Jennifer Garlen on Sep 4, 2019 From Virtual Virago

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

By Dan Day Jr. on Oct 30, 2017 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

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"

By Rick29 on Oct 26, 2016 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

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"

By Rick29 on Oct 26, 2016 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

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: We make our own electric light here, and we are not very good at it. Pray, don't be alarmed if they go out altogether
Gladys DuCane: I know wind when I see it.
[Morgan slowly opens the door]
Morgan: [groaning and muttering]
Roger Penderel: Even Welsh ought not to sound like that!
Horace Femm: [picking up a bunch of flowers] My sister was on the point of arranging these flowers.
[He tosses them into the fire]
[repeated line]
Horace Femm: Have a potato.
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The Old Dark House Facts
For legal reasons, this film has never been syndicated to television.
The rights to this film reverted to novelist J.B. Priestley after 25 years. The film was then purchased by Raymond Rohauer, whose company still owns it, administered by Douris Corp.
According to modern sources, Melvyn Douglas replaced Russell Hopton for the role of Roger Penderel and Raymond Massey replaced Walter Byron for the role of Philip Waverton.
This was Karloff's first credited starring role.
This film was not included in the "Shock Theatre" package with the other Universal horror films.
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