History Film / TheOldDarkHouse1932

In the countryside of UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}, several people are caught up in [[HostileWeather a raging storm]] and seek shelter from a mansion they come by. There they meet the [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional]] Femm family and their brutish servant, Morgan. As the night continues, the troubled past of the Femm family starts to threaten our heroes, mainly in the form of the locked-up and dangerously crazy Saul.

Creator/CharlesLaughton appears in one of his first big film roles as Sir William Porterhouse. Creator/MelvynDouglas is Roger, the DeadpanSnarker in this ensemble. Creator/GloriaStuart stars as Margaret, 65 years before she appeared in ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}''.

* AttemptedRape: Morgan was in the process of dragging her off Margaret for this before being thwarted by her husband.

''The Old Dark House'' is a Franchise/UniversalHorror movie from the year 1932. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based]] on the 1927 novel ''Benighted'' by J.B. Priestley. It was directed by Creator/JamesWhale and features Creator/BorisKarloff among its cast. Both men previously contributed to the 1931 ''[[Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}} Frankenstein]]''.

Creator/CharlesLaughton appears in one of his first big film roles as Sir William Porterhouse. Creator/MelvynDouglas is Roger, the DeadpanSnarker in this ensemble. Gloria Stuart stars as Margaret, 65 years before she appeared in ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}''.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Once he gets out of his room, Saul pretends to be a victim of family plotting, and insists to Roger that he isn't mad. But once he takes hold on a knife, he starts have problems to keep up with that story.

* CrosscastRole: Elspeth Dudgeon as Sir Roderick Femm.

''The Old Dark House'' is a Franchise/UniversalHorror movie from the year 1932. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based]] on the 1927 novel ''Benighted'' by J.B. Priestley. It was directed by James Whale and features Creator/BorisKarloff among its cast. Both men previously contributed to the 1931 ''[[Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}} Frankenstein]]''.

In the countryside of UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}, several people are caught upon [[HostileWeather a raging storm]] and seek shelter from a mansion they come by. There they meet the [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional]] Femm family and their brutish servant, Morgan. As the night continues, the troubled past of the Femm family starts to threaten our heroes, mainly in the form of the locked-up and dangerously crazy Saul.

* WindowPain: When the drunk Morgan sees Gladys outside, he breaks a window between them and returns to drinking.

* MuteButNotSilent: Morgan is mute, but can make unintelligible vocalizations, especially when agitated.

Creator/CharlesLaughton appears in one of his first big film roles as Sir William Porterhouse. Gloria Stuart stars as Margaret, 65 years before she appeared in ''Film/{{Titanic|1997}}''.

In ''[[Film/TheOldDarkHouse1963 1963]]'', Creator/WilliamCastle directed a comedic version of Priestley's story.

* OldDarkHouse: The TropeNamer.

In [[Film/TheOldDarkHouse1963 1963]], Creator/WilliamCastle directed a comedic version of Priestley's story.

* HoYay: Rebecca's musings about the wonton licentiousness and lasciviousness of red-lipped, white-legged, shapely-necked young women these days comes across as repressed lesbianism. Possibly intentional on the part of the openly gay Whale.

In [[Film/TheOldDarkHouse1963 1963]], William Castle directed a comedic version of Priestley's story.

'''''The Old Dark House''''' is a UniversalHorror movie from the year 1932. It is [[TheFilmOfTheBook based]] on the 1927 novel ''Benighted'' by J.B. Priestley. It was directed by James Whale and features Creator/BorisKarloff among its cast. Both men previously contributed to the 1931 ''[[Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}} Frankenstein]]''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the opening credits, which take pains to point out that [[BorisKarloff the actor who plays Morgan]] also played [[{{Film/Frankenstein1931}} Frankenstein's Monster]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the opening credits, which take pains to point out that [[BorisKarloff the actor who plays Morgan]] also played [[Film/Frankenstein1931 Frankenstein's Monster]].

* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: Saul attacks Roger with a chair, which is in pieces after two hits. With out cold, he then tries to burn down the house.

In 1963, William Castle directed a comedic version of Priestley's story.

'''''The Old Dark House''''' is a UniversalHorror movie from the year 1932. It is based on the 1927 novel ''Benighted'' by J.B. Priestley. It was directed by James Whale and features Creator/BorisKarloff among its cast. Both men previously contributed to the 1931 ''[[Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}} Frankenstein]]''.