The Old Dark House (1932)

Movie Details

Original Title The Old Dark House

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 1.8

Cast

Boris Karloff

Morgan

Popularity: 1.9

Melvyn Douglas

Penderel

Popularity: 1.6

Charles Laughton

Sir William Porterhouse

Popularity: 0.8

Lilian Bond

Gladys

Popularity: 0.3

Ernest Thesiger

Horace Femm

Popularity: 0.7

Eva Moore

Rebecca Femm

Popularity: 0.5

Raymond Massey

Philip Waverton

Popularity: 1.4

Gloria Stuart

Margaret Waverton

Popularity: 1.6

Elspeth Dudgeon

Sir Roderick Femm

Popularity: 5.2

Brember Wills

Saul Femm

Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director James Whale

Screenplay Benn W. Levy

Producer Carl Laemmle Jr.

Editor Clarence Kolster

Production

Universal Pictures

Videos & Trailers

Limited Edition Ultra HD Blu-ray Unboxing Video

Featurette

"The misfortune is yours, not ours"

Clip

"Nothing ever happens in Shrewsbury"

Clip

Masters of Cinema Official Trailer

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

wales based on novel or book family secrets social satire old dark house madness pre-code isolated house stormy night creepy house mute servant social prejudice

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10

Apr 24, 2019

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, J ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jun 13, 2022

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 progre ... Read more