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The Old Dark House

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An American car salesman in London becomes mixed up in a series of fatal occurrences at a secluded mansion.

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Tim Brayton Alternate Ending 11/19/2018
1.5/5
The absolute nadir of both Castle's and Hammer's horror films. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 06/05/2004
2.5/5
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Ted B @Movieaddicted Aug 13 1 star; One word..... DUMB!! See more Felix T 10/29/2024 The five stars are for the delcious Miss Fenella Fielding as Morgana Femm, the wonderful Joyce Grenfell, Mervyn Johns and Peter Bull.To say that Tom Poston is the unfunniest man on film would be a huge understatement but sadly he was required to be in the film so it would be of some interest to his 'fans' in the USA (should they ever be allowed out of whichever asylum they have been relegated to) it could have been a great film with a few tweaks of the script and a competent leading man, the genuinely eccentric British cast manage to make the most out of very little and for that alone it will remain a curio worth seeking out. See more xpig332 B 02/21/2024 Not particularly funny, pretty stupid, but somewhat interesting. It's OK at best. See more dave s 06/15/2021 Loosely based on James Whale's film from the early 1930s, William Castle's version of The Old Dark House tries to approach things from a clever and witty Agatha Christie angle but instead just comes across as stupid. Other than some really nice sets and passable performances, nothing really works. The plot is ridiculous, the humor falls flat repeatedly, and there are so many unnecessary plot points (was the rebuilding of Noah's ark really necessary?) that the movie actually becomes acutely annoying. See more Nadya R 06/05/2021 Disappointing. Love Tom Poston and Robert Morley! But, their talents are wasted here. See more 01/19/2020 This picture was so unfunny, so unscary, so horrible, that I wished I was one of the murder victims. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An American car salesman in London becomes mixed up in a series of fatal occurrences at a secluded mansion.
Director
William Castle
Producer
William Castle
Screenwriter
Robert Dillon, J.B. Priestley
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Comedy, Horror
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 30, 1963, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 20, 2009
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm