Our editorinchief nate yapp is proud to have contributed to the new book hidden horror. We actually have a number of regular customers based in the us, canada and australia who never have problems with our region 2 discs. Wonderfully weird and atmospheric, flavoured with james whales trademark dark humour, and featuring an outstanding cast including boris karloff, raymond massey, gloria stuart, melvyn douglas, ernest thesiger, and. The old dark house movie put me immediately in mind of the 1960s version of the addams family tv show. The old dark house, james whales comic horror film may not have invented a particular subgenre in which a group of travelers find themselves trapped in a mansion haunted by weirdos, but. The film was originally passed as an uncut x by the bbfc in april 1963 and an accompanying poster produced, though for various reasons the film was not released in the uk until 1966. Buy the old dark house 1963 columbia essential classics region 2 pal, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store. Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of wales, several travelers are admitted to a gloomy, foreboding mansion belonging to the extremely strange femm family. Trailer for the 1963 classic the old dark house an american who sells cars in england receives a mysterious invitation from an old, eccentric millionaire to visit his house in. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. The old dark house 1963 columbia essential classics. An odd assortment of travellers find themselves forced to seek shelter with an even odder family of eccentrics in a remote welsh manor on the proverbial dark and stormy night. Priestley originally published under the name benighted, and the new screenplay was written by robert dillon.
The old dark house is a 1932 american precode comedy horror film directed by james whale. See the full list of the old dark house cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. A celebration of 101 underrated and overlooked fright flicks, edited by aaron christensen. The ensemble cast includes boris karloff, melvyn douglas, gloria stuart, charles laughton, raymond massey, and ernest thesiger. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name directed by james whale. A description of tropes appearing in old dark house 1963. It was then passed with heavy cuts to remove some of the darker elements with an a certificate and released in september 1966. A comedymystery film from 1963, directed by william castle. Being mindful that this is an old movie some of its jokes and plot points are dated.
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