Film193272 min

The Old Dark House

Name: The Old Dark House
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Released: 1932
Duration: 72 min
Cast: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger

Taste attributes: comedyhorrordramaadventuredisasterfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelineargrittybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionunderdog triumphs

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"More thrilling than "Dracula." More mysterious than "Frankenstein." The spookiest of them all."

Boxlist takeExpect a straightforward, stylised horror comedy, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.0 /10

TMDB · 154 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Seeking shelter from a relentless rainstorm and landslides in a remote region of Wales, five travelers are admitted to a large foreboding old house that belongs to the extremely strange Femm family. Sepulchral Horace Femm and his obsessive, inhospitable sister Rebecca are the group's peculiar hosts. The house also holds surprises - and a brutish mute manservant named Morgan.

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