Movie Description James Whale's horror-comedy classic is one of the first and best of the travelers-forced-to-spend-the-night-in-a spooky-house genre films. Driving through a dangerous rainstorm, Philip and Margaret Waverton (Raymond Massey, Gloria Stuart) and friend Penderel (Melvyn Douglas) must seek shelter at a foreboding Welsh mansion. Met by the disfigured, mute butler Morgan (Boris Karloff) and the bizarre members of the Femm family, the guests quickly realize that something is awry in the shadowy mansion. When the lights go out, the situation becomes even more ominous. Will the stranded travelers make it through the night in the old dark house?
| Credits | | Producer: | Carl Laemmle Jr. | | Cast: | Charles Laughton, Ernest Thesiger, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Massey |
Editorial Reviews 4 stars out of 5 -- "The original bump in the night, THE OLD DARK HOUSE is a neglected horror classic..." Total Film - Jamie Russell (10/01/2006)
"[The film] combines spirited special effects and some genuinely creepy moments with self-parodic humour and some warped eroticism." Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (10/01/2006)
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