The Old Dark House

Based On the book by J. B. Priestley

The Old Dark House is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film directed by James Whale. Based on the 1927 novel Benighted by J.B. Priestley, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Raymond Massey and Eva Moore. Set in interwar Wales, the film follows five travellers who seek shelter from a violent storm in the decaying country house of the eccentric Femm family. The adaptation rights to Priestley's novel, a social commentary on contemporary British class structures, were acquired by Universal Pictures at Whale's insistence following the completion of Frankenstein (1931) and during development on The Invisible Man (1933).

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Release date:

1932

Director:

James Whale

Cast:

Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Massey

Genre:

Horror, Drama, Comedy horror

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1932 in adaptations