The Old Dark House (1932)

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Beware the night!

In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.

• Released: 1932-10-20
• Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 10m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 310 votes

Directed by James Whale.

Top cast

• Boris Karloff as Morgan
• Melvyn Douglas as Penderel
• Charles Laughton as Sir William Porterhouse
• Lilian Bond as Gladys
• Ernest Thesiger as Horace Femm
• Eva Moore as Rebecca Femm
• Raymond Massey as Philip Waverton
• Gloria Stuart as Margaret Waverton
• Elspeth Dudgeon as Sir Roderick Femm
• Brember Wills as Saul Femm

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Old Dark House

• United States: stream on Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, FlixFling, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, Bloodstream, Cineverse, Mometu; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling
• United Kingdom: stream on Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Bloodstream; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• India: stream on Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Bloodstream
• Canada: stream on FlixFling, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Bloodstream, Cineverse; rent on FlixFling; buy on FlixFling
• Australia: stream on Bloodstream, Artiflix; watch free on Bloodstream

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