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The Old Dark House

Play trailer Poster for The Old Dark House Released Oct 30, 1963 1h 26m Comedy Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 The absolute nadir of both Castle's and Hammer's horror films. Rated: 1.5/5 Nov 19, 2018 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 2.5/5 Jun 5, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Felix T 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. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review xpig332 B Not particularly funny, pretty stupid, but somewhat interesting. It's OK at best. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review dave s 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. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Nadya R Disappointing. Love Tom Poston and Robert Morley! But, their talents are wasted here. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/05/21 Full Review Audience Member This picture was so unfunny, so unscary, so horrible, that I wished I was one of the murder victims. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review joe m Mildly amusing comedic take on the old English haunted house with a quirky family and an American as their foil. That broad, English humor a la Benny Hill and "Are You Being Served?". Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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