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Post by morrisondylanfan on Apr 10, 2019 0:51:40 GMT
Hi all,after reading about it a few weeks ago,I today picked up the Masters of Cinema restored edition of James Whale's (who also did The Impatient Maiden with Mae Clarke in the same year) The Old Dark House (1932). I was wondering what people think of the film,and of the William Castle/Hammer remake(or the out of print book Benighted (1927) by J.B. Priestley.) Thanks.   |
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Post by wmcclain on Apr 10, 2019 2:38:10 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Apr 10, 2019 2:38:52 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Apr 10, 2019 4:08:37 GMT
I watched it a few years ago but didn't enjoy it that much. Perhaps I was in the wrong mood for it.
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Post by teleadm on Apr 10, 2019 17:26:30 GMT
I've only read the book, or pocketbook:  |
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Post by petrolino on Apr 12, 2019 19:12:58 GMT
I think it looks unerringly beautiful but the particular strain of humour leaves me cold. So, it's not a favourite, but it's a film I watch and appreciate.
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Post by mikef6 on Apr 12, 2019 20:09:07 GMT
A car full of rich party people breaks down in front of a, well, an old dark house. Among the footloose jet set are Melvyn Douglas, a former soldier now disillusioned by his years in WWI, Gloria Stuart, who even though this is winter in a drafty old castle, spends most of her screen time in a slinky spaghetti strap sweet-nothing evening gown, and Charles Laughton is underused in what is usually called his American Hollywood debut film. Boris Karloff is a menacing looking butler and the back upstairs room is off limits. If this film had been made 10 years later, Bogart would no doubt have starred because Douglas’ plays what became Bogie’s signature, the cynical, world-weary man who vows never to get involved in a cause again but, by the end, is putting his body between others and the terror from the hidden room. Haven't seen this in years but have fond memories of watching it.
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