The Old Dark House
1932 film directed by James Whale
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)
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Horace Femm edit
- 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 edit
- 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!
- 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.
- 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 edit
- Beware the night!
Cast edit
- 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 edit
- The Old Dark House quotes at the Internet Movie Database