The Old Dark House (1932)

NR10/20/1932Drama, Horror, Thriller1h 10m
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Beware the night!

Overview

In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.

Top Billed Cast

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    Boris Karloff

    Morgan

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    Melvyn Douglas

    Penderel

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    Charles Laughton

    Sir William Porterhouse

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    Lilian Bond

    Gladys

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    Ernest Thesiger

    Horace Femm

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    Eva Moore

    Rebecca Femm

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    Raymond Massey

    Philip Waverton

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    Gloria Stuart

    Margaret Waverton

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    Elspeth Dudgeon

    Sir Roderick Femm

James Whale really did put together an excellent cast for this comic horror film. On a foul night; five stranded travellers seek shelter in a creepy old Welsh manor house - occupied by the even creepier "Femm" family and their almost anthropoid servant "Morgan" (Boris Karloff). As the evening progresses, lots of drink is taken and we meet the servant's pyromaniac brother and mayhem ensues. There are super performances from Melvyn Douglas, Ernest Thesiger and Raymond Massey with Eva Moore as the horrid "Rebecca" and a fantastically over-the-top Charles Laughton as "Sir William Porterhouse". The...