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More thrilling than "Dracula." More mysterious than "Frankenstein." The spookiest of them all. You'll tremble and thrill and laugh at your own excitement. We review James Whale's 2nd Universal Horror Film - The Old Dark House (1932) available on Amazon.  

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Summary: While driving in a stormy night on a lonely road in the countryside, Philip Waverton, his wife Margaret and Roger Penderel seek shelter at a creepy old house. Horace and his sister Rebecca Femm are reluctant but receive the travelers and warn that the butler Morgan is a dangerous man when he drinks. When they have dinner, a man called Sir William Porterhouse arrives in the house with his girlfriend Gladys DuCane seeking shelter. Out of the blue, the light goes out and they split to get candles and lamps, while Roger and Gladys go to the car to get a bottle of whiskey. While they drink and talk together, the drunken Morgan attacks Margaret and Philip along a most unusual and bizarre night.  

Written and presented by Robin Bailes @robinbailes  

Directed and Edited by Graham Trelfer 

 Lockdown Review S1E34 

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More thrilling than "Dracula." More mysterious than "Frankenstein." The spookiest of them all. You'll tremble and thrill and laugh at your own excitement. We review James Whale's 2nd Universal Horror Film - The Old Dark House (1932) available on Amazon. Please consider supporting Dark Corners on Patreon for bonus videos, uncensored reviews and ad-free early access: www.patreon.com/darkcorners The Old Dark House on Amazon: (UK) https://amzn.to/3hyGs1u / (USA) https://amzn.to/3msQyog Buy Robin's Books (UK) https://amzn.to/2F7Blbf (USA) https://amzn.to/3kmGMD3 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/RvhRdc Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarkCorners3 @DarkCorners3 Summary: While driving in a stormy night on a lonely road in the countryside, Philip Waverton, his wife Margaret and Roger Penderel seek shelter at a creepy old house. Horace and his sister Rebecca Femm are reluctant but receive the travelers and warn that the butler Morgan is a dangerous man when he drinks. When they have dinner, a man called Sir William Porterhouse arrives in the house with his girlfriend Gladys DuCane seeking shelter. Out of the blue, the light goes out and they split to get candles and lamps, while Roger and Gladys go to the car to get a bottle of whiskey. While they drink and talk together, the drunken Morgan attacks Margaret and Philip along a most unusual and bizarre night. A special thanks to our Dark Cultist Patreon supporters. Shadows - Brent Beebe, Chris Hewson, Chris Weakley, Christie Bryden, Colleen Crouch, Conner Brennan, David H. Adler, Hidden Trail Video, Joseph Dougherty, Heather & Micheal Bailes, Steve Scibelli, Brad Webb, Godessoftransitory, Allan Liska, Jasmine Shafer, Ford, David Church, You Don't Get To Know, Anthony Strocks, Stephen Crane, Dan D Doty, Devon Trahan, Christopher Eckart, Joseph Hines, John S Savage, Joseph C Niedbala, Logistical Nightmare, Lorna Smart, Chantelle Corey, Tom Macintyre, Hank D, Richard D Keeter, Richard Sadler, Normand Richardson, Henry Leung Acolytes – Dark Roast, Dave Smith, Lavaughn Towell, Mark Buckley, R Lagdao, Raven House Mystery, Russ Chandler, Simon Ash, Simon Esslemont, Uwe Marquardt, Alex B, Amber Wesley, Tony Belmonte, Amber Wesley, Peter Grantham, David Conner, Robert Freeborn, Janne Wass, Brian Kidd, Albertus Magnus, Rachael Kafrissen, David Pellot, James Robertson, Nils Muninsheim, Adam Everett, Johnathan Henning, Lee Taylor, Peter Wilson, Ch'aska Huayhuaca, Daniel Blevins, Tim Smith, Kyle Olson, Prince Charming, Mystic Cyclone, Francis J. Caponi, Chris A, Steve Bourget, NuclearSaber, Picatea, Gemma Crowley, Andrew Weber, Lee Taylor, C, Michael Dean Jackson, Michael Schmidt, John Hepp, Anirban Banerjee, Andy M, Gordon Mitchell, Milton Knight, Richard D'Ambrosia, Ken Smiley, Henry Brennan, D R Wellington, Initiates – Alexandra Virgiel, Bob de Builder, Brian Ullmark, Clifford Parson, Derek, Double-U, Felix Weibig, GadgetBlues, Greg Galanos, Greg Hartwick, Jakub Kabenski, James Smith, Karl Bunker, Martin Vlachynsky, Maria Gd, Melissa Hayes, Stephen LaPlante, Roop 298, VC, Jonathan Olds, Terry Le Croix, Barry P, Jeffrey A Pleimling, Joshua Allen, Adam E Jordan, Seth Coleman, Claire Chandler, Ashleigh Rose, G.Kumar Archar, Matt P, Written and presented by Robin Bailes @robinbailes Directed and Edited by Graham Trelfer Lockdown Review S1E34 #HorrorMovieReview #DarkCornersReview #LockdownReview

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Anonymous

Man, I want to watch this again! We did see it a while ago, but it was a truly wretched print and made it hard to sit through. These clips look much better.

darkcorners

Universal have done a great job their restorations of their horror classics, even the lesser films.

Anonymous

We'll probably rewatch tonight! Amazon Prime has tons of these older films (love The Bat) and Hammer offerings; right now they've got their 13 episode weekly series on! We had a great time with that one.

Stephen Crane

Karloff, Ernest Thesiger, and Charles Laughton. Just hook it up to my veins, Uncle Carl.

Anonymous

Watched this many years ago on some late night TV show. I liked it then, the remastering makes me love it. I do think this is something that needs to be viewed on a large screen just so you can bathe in the atmosphere. (I remember Hammer did a remake that was pretty creepy but lacked the shadows and subtle humour, going for more robust approach.) Karloff is under or mis-used, not sure which. Raymond Massey just starting on the road which made him such a solid character actor for Shape of Things to Come (I want one of his aircraft) and Arsenic and Old Lace. Now there is a classic of horror comedy!

Anonymous

I had heard of this film, but I had never seen it. This prompted my to download and watch it. It's a truly great film. The pacing is excellent and it represents one of the finest examples of old time horror that you just don't see anymore. I appreciate the suggestion that I watch it.

Anonymous

Out of curiosity I just watched the William Castle remake and it was a CRIMINAL abomination. What a waste of a good concept.