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In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion. James Whale. Director. J. B. Priestley. Novel. Benn W. Levy. Screenplay. Written by John Chard on April 24, 2019. In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.
The Old Dark House is a Universal Horror movie from the year 1932. It is based on the 1927 novel Benighted by J. B. Priestley. It was directed by James Whale and features Boris Karloff among its cast. Both men previously contributed to the 1931 Frankenstein. In the countryside of Wales, several people are caught up in a raging storm and seek ...
Long thought lost, The Old Dark House was rediscovered in the early 1970s; copyright problems with the lukewarm 1963 remake kept it off television until 1994, at which time a sparkling new print was struck, replacing the washed-out dupes with which film buffs were all too familiar.
Synopsis. On a stormy night in Wales, five people, Philip and Margaret Waverton, their friend Penderel, Sir William Porterhouse and his lady friend, chorus girl Gladys Perkins, whose stage name is DuCane, seek refuge in a gloomy house off the road. The denizens of the house include Horace Femm, an hysteric, his sister Rebecca, a religious ...
The Old Dark House is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy horror film directed by James Whale. Based on the 1927 novel Benighted by J.B. Priestley, the film feat...
- 72 min
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Camera and Electrical Department. Jack Eagan. ... assistant camera (uncredited) Roman Freulich. ... still photographer (uncredited) King D. Gray.
873Ratings. Synopsis. Caught in a storm whilst journeying through Wales, a group of travelers take refuge in a sinister mansion inhabited by the bizarre Femm family and their mute butler, Morgan. The group settles in for the night, but the Femm family have a few skeletons in their closet, and one of them is on the loose….
