The old dark house / a Universal picture ; produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; screenplay by Benn W. Levy ; directed by James Whale.

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A group of travelers on a mountain road in Wales, overtaken by a thunderstorm and torrential rains, seek shelter in a mysterious old mansion. It is full of eerie characters and uncanny happenings.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Old dark house (Motion picture : 1932) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Broekman, David, 1899-1958 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Universal Pictures (Firm) Kino International Corporation Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979 Levy, Benn W. (Benn Wolfe), 1900-1973 Whale, James, 1889-1957 (Director) Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969 Douglas, Melvyn Stuart, Gloria Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962 Bond, Lillian, 1908-1991 Thesiger, Ernest, 1879-1961 Moore, Eva, 1870-1955 Massey, Raymond Wills, Brember Dudgeon, Elspeth, 1871-1955 Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton), 1894-1984
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English audio.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : [Chatsworth, Calif.] : Kino on Video ; Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment, [1999], ©1999.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Priestley, J. B. > (John Boynton), > 1894-1984 > Film adaptations. Travelers > Wales > Drama. Pyromania > Drama. Mansions > Wales > Drama. Priestley, J. B. > (John Boynton), > 1894-1984. Mansions. Pyromania. Travelers. Wales. Film adaptations. Haunted house films. Horror films. Comedy films. Fiction films. Feature films. Feature films > United States. Drama.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Haunted house films. Horror films. Comedy films. Fiction films. Feature films. Feature films
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	A group of travelers on a mountain road in Wales, overtaken by a thunderstorm and torrential rains, seek shelter in a mysterious old mansion. It is full of eerie characters and uncanny happenings.
Note:	Based on: Benighted / J.B. Priestley. Originally produced as motion picture by Universal Pictures in 1932. Special features: audio commentary by Gloria Stuart and James Curtis, a filmed interview with Curtis Harrington, a gallery of production and publicity stills from The Old dark house. Videorecording.
Call Number:	9W9 D0000942 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Credits:	Cinematographer, Arthur Edeson ; art director, Charles D. Hall ; editor, Clarence Kolster ; music, David Broekman.
System Details:	DVD; Dolby Digital mono.
Cast:	Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Charles Laughton, Lillian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore, Raymond Massey, Brember Wills, Elspeth Dudgeon.