The Old Dark House [1963]

Year:	1963
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Genre:	Comedy, Horror, Mystery
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	6.5 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	5 Have Seen


Director	William Castle
Selected Cast	Tom Poston as Tom Penderel
	Robert Morley as Roderick Femm
	Janette Scott as Cecily Femm
	Joyce Grenfell as Agatha Femm
	Fenella Fielding as Morgana Femm
	Peter Bull as Caspar/Jasper Femm
	Mervyn Johns as Potiphar Femm

Notes

Spanish title: El Caserón Misterioso

Comments and Reviews


George Slv 26th Sep 2018		Why does it say "El Caserón Misterioso" as English title. The field wasn't meant to be used that way. This was first filmed in 1932 with famous personnel like James Whale and Boris Karloff, as a quirky horror mystery. This one was a project of William Castle of US, using the production services of Hammer in England. Like the first it mixes humor with the story, not very effectively. Poston comes off as an empty head.



YankeeDisc SUBS 24th Sep 2018		This films initial release date was 30 October 1963, but the film credits state Copyright MCMLXII, (1962), so it must have been 'in the can' for a while.... Janette Scott, only daughter of Thora Hird, was quite a looker in her time, but in this film, the poor dear looks positively anorexic, perhaps the life of a studio starlet wasn't all it was cracked up to be. In her next to last film tt0057963 'The Beauty Jungle' from 1964, she is a real glamour-puss, but in this film, she has bags under her eyes, and she was only 24 years old when the film was made. Point of interest: Tom Poston is seen driving a white 1962 Lincoln Convertible around Chelsea and elsewhere during the beginning of the film. JFK, 35th President of the United States, who was slain in Dallas 22 November 1963, was riding in a black Lincoln Convertible, less than one month later than this films release. The film by the way is utter tosh, beautifully filmed, but also has Joyce Grenfell and the delightful Fenella Fielding coming and going, playing their parts as the competent actresses they were.

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