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- The Old Dark House is more of a fun movie than one which has any serious message. Nonetheless Whale pushes the story towards something resembling art by his gift for great visuals, and his sly, subversive humour that subtly places a mine under the bastions of respectable society.
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Apr 25, 2018 · The Old Dark House is a vastly influential early example of the haunted house movie, containing premonitions of many of horror cinema’s go-to narrative clicks, including isolated groups, remote rural houses, mysterious inhabitants hiding secrets and even the ominous sound of whistling wind.
Driving through a brutal thunderstorm in Wales, three travelers take refuge in an eerie house owned by the Femm family. Reluctantly admitted by Horace Femm (Ernest Thesiger), the three sit down...
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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. [2][3] Set in interwar Wales ...
The Old Dark House review: James Whale’s 1932 comedy-horror classic is wonderfully subversive. Combines some genuinely grisly elements with scenes that could have slipped out of a PG...
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When Philip and Margaret Waverton are stranded at a house together with their friend Roger Penderel they aren’t exactly welcomed. Butler Morgan who can’t talk seems be to rather savage. Rebecca Femm lives with her brother Horace and their really old father Roderick as recluses. Later that night Sir William Poterhouse and his girlfriend Gladys DuCan...
Although it’s an old film, it does feel rather modern. The women speak freely and are equals to the men which gives it a feminist feel. They are also freely in their sexuality and not afraid to address it. There’s no damsel in destress that the man will have to deal with and the story revolves around all of them, making each character equally impor...
I really liked Gladys and even more so when she took off her shoes. She feels so modern and fresh and unashamed without being a tacky girl. She’s real and no wonder that Penderel falls for her. Their conversation hidden away in the car is so endearing and adds a bit of romance to the story. Visually this film was also a joy. Especially the frighten...
The Old Dark House is based on the novel Benighted written by J.B. Priestley in 1927. It is directed by James Whale and the screenplay is written by Ben W. Levy. It stars Boris Karloff (Morgan), Melvyn Douglas (Penderel), Charles Laughton (Sir William Porterhouse), Lilian Bond (Gladys), Ernest Thesiger (Horace Femm), Eva Moore (Rebecca Femm),Raymon...
The Old Dark House: Directed by James Whale. With Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond. Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.
Oct 20, 2009 · The Old Dark House is a house-as-head movie that examines repression, fear, and the role of the new, constructed with the adeptness one would expect from the great James Whale.
