The Old Dark House 91 years old

Five persons in the house… Strangers cut off from the world by thunderstorms and landslide... Terror of the unknown draws them together.

The Old Dark House

Seeking shelter from a relentless rainstorm and landslides in a remote region of Wales, five travelers are admitted to a large foreboding old house that belongs to the extremely strange Femm family. Sepulchral Horace Femm and his obsessive, inhospitable sister Rebecca are the group's peculiar hosts. The house also holds surprises - and a brutish mute manservant named Morgan.

Credits

The Old Dark House Cast

Name Character
Charles Laughton He was 33, 63 years old when he died as Sir William 'Bill' Porterhouse
Boris Karloff He was 44, 81 years old when he died as Morgan
Melvyn Douglas He was 31, 80 years old when he died as Roger Penderel
Raymond Massey He was 36, 86 years old when he died as Philip Waverton
Lilian Bond She was 24, 83 years old when she died as Gladys Perkins aka Gladys DuCane
Elspeth Dudgeon She was 60, 84 years old when she died as Sir Roderick Femm (as John Dudgeon)
Ernest Thesiger He was 53, 81 years old when he died as Horace Femm
Brember Wills He was 49, 65 years old when he died as Saul Femm
Eva Moore She was 62, 85 years old when she died as Rebecca Femm
Gloria Stuart She was 22, 100 years old when she died as Margaret Waverton

The Old Dark House Crew

Name Department
E. M. Asher as Associate Producer. Production
Carl Laemmle, Jr. as Producer. He was 24 (71) years old when He died Production
Arthur Edeson as Cinematography. He was 41 (78) years old when He died Crew
James Whale as Director. He was 43 (67) years old when He died Directing
Charles D. Hall as Interior Designer. He was 44 (81) years old when He died Art
Benn W. Levy as Screenplay. He was 32 (73) years old when He died Writing
Russell A. Gausman as Set Decoration. He was 40 (70) years old when He died Art
Clarence Kolster as Editor. He was 37 (76) years old when He died Editing
J.B. Priestley as Novel. Writing
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The Old Dark House (91 years)

Five persons in the house… Strangers cut off from the world by thunderstorms and landslide... Terror of the unknown draws them together.

  • Release day: Thursday, October 20, 1932
  • Runtime: 72 minutes