The Old Dark House (1932)
James Whale
ComedyHorror
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About
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. It follows five travelers seek refuge from a violent storm in a decaying Welsh mansion owned by the eccentric Femm family. As the night unfolds, they encounter bizarre characters and dangerous situations, including a mute butler and a crazed pyromaniac, leading to a mix of horror and dark comedy.
- Archive
- Internet Archive, in Comedy films
- Licence or status
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as the Internet Archive states it.
- Credit
- James Whale
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- English
- Who can watch
- The archive gives no rating. Invisible Network shows it to Teens profiles and older, judged from its collection and subjects. How films are placed