The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House is a 1932 horror film about five travelers seeking shelter from a storm who endure a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.

Directed by James Whale. Written by R. C. Sherriff and Benn Levy, based on the 1927 novel Benighted by J. B. Priestley.

Beware the night!  (taglines)

Horace Femm

• The fact is, Morgan is an uncivilized brute. Sometimes he drinks heavily. A night like this will set him going and once he's drunk he's rather dangerous.
• It's only gin, you know. Only gin. I like gin.
• Have a potato.
• We make our own electric light here, and we are not very good at it. Pray, don't be alarmed if they go out altogether.

Dialogue

Margaret Waverton: Do you have any idea where we are?

Philip Waverton: I don't have the slightest idea.

Margaret Waverton: Well, that's very comforting!

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Rebecca Femm: What is it? What do they want?

Horace Femm: Allow me to introduce my sister, Miss Rebecca Femm.

Roger Penderel, Philip Waverton, Margaret Waverton: How do you do?

Rebecca Femm: What are they doing here? What do they want?

Roger Penderel, Philip Waverton, Margaret Waverton: How do you do?

Rebecca Femm: What did they say? What do they want? What are they doing here? What's all the fuss about? What?

Horace Femm: You must excuse my sister, she's a little deaf. In fact sometimes quite deaf.

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Margaret Waverton: It's a dreadful night.

Rebecca Femm: What?

Margaret Waverton: I said it's a dreadful night.

Rebecca Femm: Yes, it's a very old house. Very old.

Margaret Waverton: It's very kind of you to let us stay.

Rebecca Femm: What?

Margaret Waverton: I say you're very kind.

Rebecca Femm: Yes it is a dreadful night. I'm a little deaf.

Margaret Waverton: I understand.

Rebecca Femm: Yes. No beds!

Taglines

• Beware the night!

Cast

• Boris Karloff — Morgan
• Melvyn Douglas — Roger Penderel
• Raymond Massey — Philip Waverton
• Eva Moore — Rebecca Femm
• Gloria Stuart — Margaret Waverton
• Ernest Thesiger — Horace Femm

External links

• The Old Dark House quotes at the Internet Movie Database