Gross US & Canada
$25,678
Gross worldwide
$34,649
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House is a comedy-horror film directed by James Wheel, starring Boris Karloff and Melvin Douglas.
The film tells the story of five travelers who come to the Ferm family's manor to escape the storm.
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- Release date October 20, 1932
- Filming locations Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
- Production companies Universal Pictures
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By Tamara 2022-10-20 23:10:42
[Film Review] The Old Dark House (1932) 6.7/10
Riding on the coattail of FRANKENSTEIN (1931), UK director James Whale tosses off this single-location mansion horror, THE OLD DARK HOUSE, once considered being lost, and would be remade by William Castle in 1963, casually melds a spine-tingling Gothic horror horror with light divertissement.
During a night peppered with rainstorm and landslide in the Welsh countryside, a quintet of people,...
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By Stephania 2022-10-20 18:22:56
The atmosphere at the beginning of the film is great, even the first 40 minutes are great. But it seems that the budget is not enough or the time does not allow it to be so long, the ending is very hasty and kuso...
Surdi appeared and thought it was a small climax, but I didn't expect it to be such a big reunion.
Some parts of the film are very unfinished, for example, the old man on the roof told the couple: "I plan to tell you about the past that happened here, but...not...
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By Gaston 2023-09-05 23:26:11
Karloff looks great. The whole story is a bit...
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By Casey 2023-07-15 21:03:02
Complement the bid, have fun with the...
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By Gilberto 2023-05-05 19:03:57
There are indeed some shadows of "House of a Thousand Corpses" and even "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in the film. Unfortunately, James Weir is not as bold as Browning. The third act of the film is bland and the ending is very...
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By Margarita 2023-04-14 18:10:35
Watching horror movies from the thirties early in the morning on Monday, the rhythm is...
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By Emmie 2023-04-05 15:48:38
Perverts, S&M, Murderers, Liars...
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Horace Femm: We make our own electric light here, and we are not very good at it. Pray, don't be alarmed if they go out altogether
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Roger Penderel: There's someone outside.
Rebecca Femm: They can't come in!
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[Morgan slowly opens the door]
Morgan: [groaning and muttering]
Roger Penderel: Even Welsh ought not to sound like that!
