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The Old Dark House

1963 · 86 min

A creaky, playful spookhouse romp where the chills are as broad as the jokes and the whole thing winks at you.

Tagline
READY! SET! LAUGH! Join the fun in a nut-house of terror!
Overview
An American car salesman in London becomes mixed up in a series of fatal occurrences at a secluded mansion.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • family
  • deception
  • death
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour7
Realism3
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror, mystery
Directed by
William Castle
Written by
Robert Dillon
Starring
Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell, Mervyn Johns, Fenella Fielding, Peter Bull, Danny Green
Music
Benjamin Frankel
Cinematography
Arthur Grant
Runtime
86 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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