The Old Dark House is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy horror film directed by James Whale. Based on the 1927 novel Benighted by J.B. Priestley, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Raymond Massey and Eva Moore. Set in interwar Wales, the film follows five travellers who seek shelter from a violent storm in the decaying country house home of the eccentric Femm family.
The Old Dark House (1932)
Directed by James Whale
Genres - Comedy, Horror, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Comedy Horror |
Release Date - Oct 19, 1932 |
Run Time - 72 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - TV-G
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Box Office
$34,649
Themes
Tags
Benighted, Centenarian, Cult, Drunkenness, Fight, Frankenstein, J. B. Priestley, Landslide, Old Dark House, Old Man, Pyromaniac, Storm
Attributes
Based On: Benighted
Narrative Location: Wales
Subject: haunted house
Narrative Location: Wales
Subject: haunted house
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Alternate Titles
A Casa Sinistra
BR
A Velha Casa Assombrada
BR
A velha casa sombria
PT
Az öreg sötét ház
HU
Das alte finstere Haus
DE
Das Haus des Grauens
DE
Das Haus des Schreckens
AT
Dziwny dom
PL
El caserón de las sombras
AR, ES
Il castello maledetto
IT
In de macht van het monster
NL
La casa lúgubre
MX
La Maison de la Mort
CA
La maison de la mort
FR
La maison grise
BE
Överraskade av natten
SE
Stara mračna kuća
RS
Stara mracna kuca
YU
Stary mroczny dom
PL
The Old Dark House
AU, CA, GB, US
The Old Dark House - Das Haus des Grauens
DE
Titkok háza
HU
To spiti tou mystiriou
GR
Une soirée étrange
FR
Vleselijke begeerte
BE
Старый страшный дом
RU, US
魔の家（1932）
JP