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The Old Dark House   1932         N/R, 70 min. Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller Director: James Whale   Cast: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Massey, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Elspeth Dudgeon, Eva Moore, Brember Wills   Coming in from the cold was not necessarily good for a group of travelers—Philip and Margaret Waverton (Raymond Massey and Gloria Stuart) and their friend Penderel (Melvyn Douglas)—who seek shelter in a spooky old house. After banging on the door, they are coldly greeted by butler Morgan (Boris Karloff) and the Fenn family—Horace (Ernest Thesiger) and his deaf sister Rebecca (Eva Moore). Wind-blown travelers Sir William Porterhouse (Charles Laughton) and chorus girl Gladys (Lilian Bond) also seek refuge at the house. Matters deteriorate when Morgan gets drunk and releases psychotic pyromaniac Saul Fenn (Brember Wills) who tries to kill Penderel and set the house on fire. Cast Boris Karloff Morgan Melvyn Douglas Roger Penderel Charles Laughton Sir William Porterhouse Gloria Stuart Margaret Waverton Raymond Massey Philip Waverton Lilian Bond Gladys DuCane Perkins Ernest Thesiger Horace Femm Elspeth Dudgeon Sir Roderick Femm Eva Moore Rebecca Femm Brember Wills Saul Femm

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