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Watch: The Old Dark House 1932 123movies, Full Movie Online – Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of Wales, several travellers are admitted to a gloomy, foreboding mansion belonging to the extremely strange Femm family. Trying to make the best of it, the guests must deal with their sepulchral host, Horace Femm and his obsessive, malevolent sister Rebecca. Things get worse as the brutish manservant Morgan gets drunk, runs amuck and releases the long pent-up brother Saul, a psychotic pyromaniac who gleefully tries to destroy the residence by setting it on fire..
Plot: 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.
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	7.0/10 Votes: 11,388
	97% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 194 Popularity: 8.485 | TMDB

Reviews:

Beware The Night.

As a violent storm rages, five travellers in a remote part of Wales take refuge at a creepy looking mansion that’s home to the “odd” Femm family…

Weird, exciting and positively funny haunted house film with a top cast that’s directed by one of Horror’s greatest directors, James Whale. Based loosely around J.B. Priestley’s novel “Benighted”, the piece is further boosted by excellent camera work from Arthur Edeson and a screenplay that positively zips with memorable moments. Upon release in America the film was poorly received, yet unsurprisingly given it’s British dryness, it was well liked in Britain. Even spawning an imitation in the form of The Ghoul, with both Boris Karloff and the irrepressible Ernest Thesiger again starring.

The Old Dark House got a reissue in the late 30s after the Horror genre had been reinvigorated by the likes of King Kong, but sadly it fell off the radar once the rights had reverted to Priestley. The film then appeared to be lost for many many years until Curtis Harrington (director of such TV Horror fare like Killer Bees) found a print in the archives in 1968, and thankfully got the funding to have the film restored and preserved. Thus now, and as far from perfect as the print is, the piece can be enjoyed by anyone with a bent for such a unique blend of Horror & Comedy.

You have to be prepared for its kooky nature to truly enjoy the experience, but all being well The Old Dark House will continue to garner new fans with each passing year. The supreme director and marvellous cast deserve that at least. 8/10

James Whale really did put together an excellent cast for this comic horror film. On a foul night; five stranded travellers seek shelter in a creepy old Welsh manor house – occupied by the even creepier “Femm” family and their almost anthropoid servant “Morgan” (Boris Karloff). As the evening progresses, lots of drink is taken and we meet the servant’s pyromaniac brother and mayhem ensues. There are super performances from Melvyn Douglas, Ernest Thesiger and Raymond Massey with Eva Moore as the horrid “Rebecca” and a fantastically over-the-top Charles Laughton as “Sir William Porterhouse”. The sets are a bit on the basic side and the lighting could have done with some more wattage, but it is all eerily directed with a plenty of wit and charm – well worth a watch.

The Best of the Golden Oldies of Horror
I have to say that I have loved this movie since I saw it Fifty years ago, and it was a revival, even then. It is certainly, in my book, the best film James Whale ever made, and if you see it on a good print, it stands up very well. The setting of the Old House on a dark rainy night is brilliantly done and the mood is held all the way through. The cast is excellent headed By Boris Karloff as the sometimes out-of-control Morgan, and Charles Laughton is a delight in his very off-beat role. Raymond Massey and Melvyn Douglas both contribute to the fun as does Gloria Stuart, but the creme-de-la-creme comes from Emma Dunn and Ernest Thesiger as the Femms – who can ever forget Mrs. Femm saying “No beds, you can’t have beds!”, or Mr. Femm offering the guests at meal time “Have a Potato”. The remake many years later is an insult to this film, and should not be shown anywhere. Look everywhere you can to try and get a copy of this 1932 masterpiece.

James Whale’s weirdest film and a visual treat
It’s one of director James Whale’s most offbeat films along with “Bride of Frankenstein” (IMHO his masterpiece). It’s based on the J.B. Priestley novel and it was filmed during the Pre-Code Era. I’d say it’s a mixture of horror film, spoof and black comedy…in some aspects it’s related to “Arsenic and Old Lace”, although it has a darker mood.

On a very stormy night, a group of travelers find shelter in an eerie and scary welsh manor, inhabited by the “weird” Femm family, and there begins a quick chain of events (the film lasts only 72 minutes) until the film’s conclusion. The weary and wet travelers include Raymond Massey and Gloria Stuart as a married couple who are traveling through the country with happy-go-lucky friend Mr. Penderel, played by Melvyn Douglas. Other travelers who arrive to this Huge House, are Charles Laughton, playing a rich businessman of humble origins with his lover, Lillian Bond, who’s great and very sexy in her role of a joyous chorus-girl.

Then we have the Femms: Religion fanatic Rebecca Femm, who has an obsession with “sinners”, expertly played by sinister-looking Eva Moore; her wishy-washy brother Horace Femm, played by the great Ernest Thesiger, who impersonated “Dr. Pretorius” in “Bride of Frankenstein”; 102 years old Sir Roderick Femm, who is played by actress Elspeth Dudgeon, who’s listed in the cast as “John” Dudgeon (creepy character!) and “seemingly harmless” psychopath and pyromaniac Saul Femm, played by Brember Wills.

Boris Karloff deserves to be mentioned apart, who impersonates the scarred butler, Morgan, who lusts after Mrs. Waverton (Gloria Stuart), perhaps because she gets to wear a sexy 1930s low-cut dress, the type which pre-Code Jean Harlow wore.

Whale’s direction is excellent. I was especially impressed with the shot of the front of the spooky old house in which the Femms reside as seen from the eyes of the passengers in the car. Whale liked to use a subjective camera, which was unusual for many early thirties movies. The camera is the viewer as that viewer moves through the scenes.

Best of all was the late Gloria Stuart’s commentary on the Kino DVD, which was excellent. She is such a pleasure to listen to as she reminisces about the movie, and talks all about everyone involved. I never would’ve known anything about the brilliant actress Eva Moore if it wasn’t for her great commentary. She provides so much insight, and is so funny and charming at the same time. She also talks about other things, and other aspects of her career. It’s almost like having a conversation with her, she’s that relaxed. She speaks very highly of James Whale, and says that he’s the best director she ever worked with. She points out different aspects of his filming, especially his use of shadows. She says that making this movie was the high point of her career, and that she never made another movie that she enjoyed working on as much as this one. Take that James Cameron!

Highly recommended.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 12 min (72 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Passed
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Director James Whale
Writer J.B. Priestley, Benn W. Levy, R.C. Sherriff
Actors Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton
Country United States
Awards 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Sound System Noiseless Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length (9 reels), 1,966.25 m (7 reels) (UK)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm