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The Old Dark House
In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.
1932 · Directed by James Whale · 70 min · Drama · Horror · Thriller · 17 frames
Tagline
Beware the night!
Crew
- Screenplay: Benn W. Levy
- Cinematography: Arthur Edeson
- Edited by: Clarence Kolster
- Music: David Broekman
- Production design: Charles D. Hall
- Produced by: Carl Laemmle Jr.
Cast
- Boris Karloff as Morgan
- Melvyn Douglas as Penderel
- Charles Laughton as Sir William Porterhouse
- Lilian Bond as Gladys
- Ernest Thesiger as Horace Femm
- Eva Moore as Rebecca Femm
- Raymond Massey as Philip Waverton
- Gloria Stuart as Margaret Waverton
- Elspeth Dudgeon as Sir Roderick Femm
- Brember Wills as Saul Femm
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal Pictures
- Themes: wales, based on novel or book, family secrets, social satire, black and white, old dark house, madness, pre-code, isolated house, stormy night
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