The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

  • Director: James Whale
  • Writer: J.B. Priestley,Benn W. Levy,R.C. Sherriff
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 20, 1932
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Stara mracna kuca
  • 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.

    Details

    • Release date October 20, 1932
    • Filming locations Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production companies Universal Pictures

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $25,678

    Gross worldwide

    $34,649

    Movie reviews

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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,...

    • By Stephania 2022-10-20 18:22:56

      anticlimactic

      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...

    User comments

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    • By Gaston 2023-09-05 23:26:11

      Karloff looks great. The whole story is a bit...

    • By Casey 2023-07-15 21:03:02

      Complement the bid, have fun with the...

    • 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...

    • By Margarita 2023-04-14 18:10:35

      Watching horror movies from the thirties early in the morning on Monday, the rhythm is...

    • By Emmie 2023-04-05 15:48:38

      Perverts, S&M, Murderers, Liars...

    Movie quotes

    • Horace Femm: [picking up a bunch of flowers] My sister was on the point of arranging these flowers.

      [He tosses them into the fire]

    • Rebecca Femm: What is it? What do they want?

      Horace Femm: Allow me to introduce my sister, Miss Rebecca Femm.

      Roger PenderelPhilip WavertonMargaret Waverton: How do you do?

      Rebecca Femm: What are they doing here? What do they want?

      Roger PenderelPhilip WavertonMargaret Waverton: How do you do?

      Rebecca Femm: What did they say? What do they want? What are they doing here? What's all the fuss about? What?

      Horace Femm: You must excuse my sister, she's a little deaf. In fact sometimes quite deaf.

    • Margaret Waverton: It's a dreadful night.

      Rebecca Femm: What?

      Margaret Waverton: I said it's a dreadful night.

      Rebecca Femm: Yes, it's a very old house. Very old.

      Margaret Waverton: It's very kind of you to let us stay.

      Rebecca Femm: What?

      Margaret Waverton: I say you're very kind.

      Rebecca Femm: Yes it is a dreadful night. I'm a little deaf.

      Margaret Waverton: I understand.

      Rebecca Femm: Yes. No beds!