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The Old Dark House (1932)
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Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when the stumble upon the Femm family estate. Director:James Whale |
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| Boris Karloff | ... | ||
| Melvyn Douglas | ... |
Penderel
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| Charles Laughton | ... |
Sir William Porterhouse
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Lilian Bond | ... |
Gladys
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Ernest Thesiger | ... |
Horace Femm
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Eva Moore | ... |
Rebecca Femm
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Raymond Massey | ... |
Philip Waverton
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| Gloria Stuart | ... |
Margaret Waverton
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Elspeth Dudgeon | ... |
Sir Roderick Femm
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Brember Wills | ... |
Saul Femm
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Storyline
Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of Wales, several travellers are admitted to a gloomy, foreboding mansion belonging to the extremely strange Femm family. Trying to make the best of it, the guests must deal with their sepulchral host, Horace Femm and his obsessive, malevolent sister Rebecca. Things get worse as the brutish manservant Morgan gets drunk, runs amuck and releases the long pent-up brother Saul, a psychotic pyromaniac who gleefully tries to destroy the residence by setting it on fire. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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Beware the night!Parents Guide:
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Överaskade av natten See more »Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Horace Femm: Allow me to introduce my sister, Miss Rebecca Femm.
Roger Penderel/ Philip Waverton/ Margaret Waverton: How do you do?
Rebecca Femm: What are they doing here? What do they want?
Roger Penderel/ Philip Waverton/ Margaret 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.
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before EVERYTHING, including the studio logo, on the version shown by
Turner Classic Movies): 'Karloff, the mad butler in this production, is the same Karloff who created the part of the mechanical monster in "Frankenstein". We explain this to settle all disputes in advance, even though such disputes are a tribute to his great versatility.'
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(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Sung by Melvyn Douglas a cappella, with modified lyrics See more »
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Trivia
According to modern sources, Melvyn Douglas replaced Russell Hopton for the role of Roger Penderel and Raymond Massey replaced Walter Byron for the role of Philip Waverton. See more »Goofs
Continuity: After Horace drops the glass flower vase on the floor and it shatters, no effort is made to clean it up, nor is Morgan told to do so, yet the rest of the characters walk around as if there's no shattered glass covering the floor. See more »Quotes
Rebecca Femm: What is it? What do they want?Horace Femm: Allow me to introduce my sister, Miss Rebecca Femm.
Roger Penderel/ Philip Waverton/ Margaret Waverton: How do you do?
Rebecca Femm: What are they doing here? What do they want?
Roger Penderel/ Philip Waverton/ Margaret 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.
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Crazy Credits
After the introductory credits there is a 'producer's note' (but it comesbefore EVERYTHING, including the studio logo, on the version shown by
Turner Classic Movies): 'Karloff, the mad butler in this production, is the same Karloff who created the part of the mechanical monster in "Frankenstein". We explain this to settle all disputes in advance, even though such disputes are a tribute to his great versatility.'
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Connections
Featured in "A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss: Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood (#1.1)" (2010) See more »Soundtracks
"Singin' in the Rain"(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Sung by Melvyn Douglas a cappella, with modified lyrics See more »
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