The Old Dark House
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
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The Old Dark House (1963, UK/USA) is a Horror-Comedy film directed by William Castle.
Main Details
- Released on October 31, 1963
- B&W/Color
- Running time: 86 minutes (USA) | 77 minutes (UK)
- Production Co.: Columbia Pictures | Hammer Studios | William Castle Productions
- Distribution Co.: Columbia Pictures
- Directed by William Castle
- Written by Robert Dillon, from J.B. Priestley's novel Benighted
- Starring: Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott
Plot Summary
- In England, an American car salesman ends-up spending a stormy night at the mysterious and deadly mansion of a client's family.
Taglines
- READY! SET! LAUGH! Join the fun in a nut-house of terror! (movie poster)
- The Key to Spooks, Kooks, and Coffin Nooks... where the host with the most turns into a Ghost... and you... die...LAUGHING! (movie poster)
- Scared stiff? Take a coffin-break!... to steady your nerves...and stifle your laughter! (movie poster)
- You'll Die Laughing! It Runs Riot!