The Old Dark House
“Beware the night!”
In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.
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Cast
10 people
Boris Karloff
Morgan
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Melvyn Douglas
Penderel
Known for
The Tenant
Being There
Charles Laughton
Sir William Porterhouse
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Spartacus
Lilian Bond
Gladys
Known for
The Westerner
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Ernest Thesiger
Horace Femm
Known for
Bride of Frankenstein
The Man in the White Suit
Eva Moore
Rebecca Femm
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Raymond Massey
Philip Waverton
Known for
East of Eden
Things to Come
Gloria Stuart
Margaret Waverton
Known for
Titanic
The Invisible Man
Elspeth Dudgeon
Sir Roderick Femm
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Lust for Gold
Pride and Prejudice
Brember Wills
Saul Femm
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Carnival
Unfinished Symphony
James Whale Director · Benn W. Levy Screenplay J. B. Priestley Author
Budget $250K · United States release October 20, 1932 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$250,000
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 19, 1932
Premiere
United States · October 20, 1932
Theatrical
United States
September 30, 2017 · Premiere · New York Film Festival (restored version)
Argentina
March 7, 1933 · Theatrical
France
April 6, 1934 · Theatrical
September 25, 2019 · Theatrical · Restored version
Germany
March 10, 1989 · TV
Hungary
May 16, 1935 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 5, 1933 · Theatrical
Spain
March 7, 1933 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 26, 1932 · Premiere · London
February 6, 1933 · Theatrical
April 27, 2018 · Theatrical · Restored version
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