The Old Dark House

1932 70 min ★ 6.7 Drama, Horror, Thriller

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

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Cast

Boris Karloff

Morgan

Melvyn Douglas

Penderel

Charles Laughton

Sir William Porterhouse

Lilian Bond

Gladys

Ernest Thesiger

Horace Femm

Eva Moore

Rebecca Femm

Raymond Massey

Philip Waverton

Gloria Stuart

Margaret Waverton

Elspeth Dudgeon

Sir Roderick Femm

Brember Wills

Saul Femm

Details

Director

James Whale

Screenplay

Benn W. Levy

Tagline

"Beware the night!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Universal Pictures

Reviews

J

John Chard

April 24, 2019

★ 8/10

Beware The Night. As a violent storm rages, five travellers in a remote part of Wales take refuge at a creepy looking mansion that's home to the "odd" Femm family... Weird, exciting and positively funny haunted house film with a top cast that's directed by one of Horror's greatest directors, James Whale. Based loosely around J.B. Priestley's novel "Benighted", the piece is further boosted by...

C

CinemaSerf

June 13, 2022

★ 7/10

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 a...