Augustine film society presents a showing of the classic spooky house film, the old dark house, just in time for halloween this year. In one horror film, the old dark house 1932, slamming doors, quaking thunder. The old dark house was largely dismissed by both critics and audiences in 1932. It simply fails to catch either the tail fires of whales frankenstein or tries much too hard to become something it is not a wouldbe masterpiece of horror. The old dark house 1932 boris karloff, james whale. Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of wales, several travelers are admitted to a gloomy, foreboding mansion belonging to the extremely strange femm family. James whales 1932 drama the old dark house a film that was part of universal studios deliriously successful run of horror films in the pre.
The old dark house and the space of attraction cinemas. An odd assortment of travellers find themselves forced to seek shelter with an even odder family of eccentrics in a remote welsh manor on the proverbial dark and stormy night. The old dark house 1932 film, an american precode horror film. An american who sells cars in england receives a mysterious invitation from an old, eccentric millionaire to visit his house in which he lives with his twin brother.
Most old dark movies have a large cast of characters, with some characters being very old like the centenarian patriarch in the old dark house, 1932 or very young with 18year old maidens a common type, some being rich, others being poor, some being european, others being american, some being country folk, others being city slickers. The old dark house is also the most british film ever made on american soil. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The old dark house is a 1932 american precode horror comedy film directed by james whale and starring boris karloff. Ive always wished that maybe one of the local cinemas would run. Priestleys novel benighted into a nerve jangling tale that became the template for all spookyhouse chillers to come. When it 1st started i expected id like this movie but as it went on, i was just waiting for it to be over. A real estate agent finds himself trapped in a haunted house with a mysterious squatter and must learn to conquer his fear to escape. The old dark house 1963 tt0057379 the old dark house 1963 yts movie torrent. The old dark house, james whales comic horror film may not have invented a particular subgenre in which a group of travelers find themselves trapped in a mansion haunted by weirdos, but.
A deft blend of wellchosen ingredients, the old dark house is a delightfully scary horror comedy that benefits from james whales suspenseful direction. Horror classic the old dark house is getting a bluray. Even if it hadnt been essentially lost, james whales the old dark house 1932 wouldnt ever have fit, exactly, on the mount rushmore of universals horror greats. The film is based on the novel benighted 1927 by j. Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of wales, several travelers are admitted to a. Priestleys novel benighted into a nervejangling tale that became the template for all spookyhouse chillers to come. The old dark house 1963 bdrip x264ghouls heroturko. Wonderfully weird and atmospheric, flavoured with james whales trademark dark. The old dark house 1963 film, a comedymystery film. Beneath the old dark house official teaser trailer youtube. Horror movie the old dark house 1963 horror movie the old.
Best movies hight rating, action movies, roman movies, lifetime movies, movies in thearter, horror movies playlist. Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre. Long lost horror film the old dark house stands as one. With clint hughes, patricia isenberg, brittany kragerud, meleah nordquist. Boris karloff, melvyn douglas, charles laughton, gloria stuart, lilian bond, ernest thesiger, eva moore, raymond massey. Special feature in association with chapter darkened rooms. Its not just that it exploited the finest that yorkshire, surrey, worcestershire and thesiger, of course. Now, however, the old dark house is getting its due, thanks to a 4k restoration and dvdbluray release from cohen film collection. With boris karloff, melvyn douglas, charles laughton, gloria stuart.