The Old Dark House (1932)
- Synopsis:
- Stranded travelers find themselves unwelcome guests at the mountaintop mansion of a family of eccentrics.
- Starring:
- Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas
- Director:
- James Whale
- Rated:
- NR
22 handpicked matches for The Old Dark House
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The Cat and the Canary (1927)
The Cat and the Canary is a Close match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- Strange things begin to happen when greedy relatives gather for the reading of an eccentric aristocrat's will.
- Starring:
- Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale
- Director:
- Paul Leni
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 75
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The Cat and the Canary
(1927) (NR)
As Influential
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The Cat and the Canary (1927)
The Cat and the Canary is a Close match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- Strange things begin to happen when greedy relatives gather for the reading of an eccentric aristocrat's will.
- Starring:
- Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale
- Director:
- Paul Leni
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 75
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Bride of Frankenstein
(1935) (NR)
As Witty, Darkly Ironic
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As Witty, Darkly Ironic
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- Baron Frankenstein (Colin Clive) creates a hissing, frizzy-haired female (Elsa Lanchester) for his other monster (Boris Karloff).
- Starring:
- Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester
- Director:
- James Whale
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 75
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Frankenstein
(1931) (NR)
More Expressionistic
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More Expressionistic
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- Baron Frankenstein (Colin Clive) creates a monster (Boris Karloff) from cadavers and a killer's brain.
- Starring:
- Boris Karloff, Colin Clive
- Director:
- James Whale
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 71
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Svengali
(1931) (NR)
Equally Offbeat, Strange
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Equally Offbeat, Strange
Svengali (1931)
Svengali is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- Sinister Svengali (John Barrymore) hypnotizes young Trilby (Marian Marsh) to fame as an opera singer in 1890s Paris.
- Starring:
- John Barrymore, Marian Marsh
- Director:
- Archie Mayo
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 76
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Number Seventeen
(1932) (NR)
Less Scares
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Less Scares
Number Seventeen (1932)
Number Seventeen is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- Alfred Hitchcock demonstrates once again his brilliance in creating visual suspense in this film from his British period. NUMBER 17 tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house near a railway. Multiple identities and confusion are the background for this early Hitchcock thriller. The story, based on a play by J. Jefferson Farjeon, was previously filmed as a 1928 silent picture and was a studio assignment Hitchcock initially resented.
- Starring:
- Leon M. Lion, Anne Grey
- Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 65
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The Black Cat
(1934) (NR)
Less Humor
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Less Humor
The Black Cat (1934)
The Black Cat is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- Stranded Budapest honeymooners follow a mad doctor (Bela Lugosi) to a black-lipped architect's (Boris Karloff) Art Deco manor.
- Starring:
- Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi
- Director:
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 65
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White Zombie
(1932) (NR)
Not As Campy
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Not As Campy
White Zombie (1932)
White Zombie is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- A voodoo master (Bela Lugosi) of sugar-mill zombies holds another man's bride (Madge Bellamy) in his Haitian castle.
- Starring:
- Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy
- Director:
- Victor Halperin
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 73
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Night Must Fall
(1937) (NR)
Not As Weird
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Not As Weird
Night Must Fall (1937)
Night Must Fall is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- A charming killer (Robert Montgomery) with a hatbox goes to work for an Englishwoman (Dame May Whitty) living with her niece (Rosalind Russell).
- Starring:
- Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell
- Director:
- Richard Thorpe
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 117
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The Haunting
(1963) (G)
Scarier Haunted House
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Scarier Haunted House
The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- An anthropologist (Richard Johnson), an heir and two ESP-prone women (Julie Harris, Claire Bloom) explore a New England mansion.
- Starring:
- Julie Harris, Claire Bloom
- Director:
- Robert Wise
- Rated:
- G
- Runtime:
- 112
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Haunted
(1995) (R)
More Traditional
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More Traditional
Haunted (1995)
Haunted is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- Visions of his dead sister and other phenomena torment a man (Aidan Quinn) visiting a haunted English mansion inhabited by eccentrics.
- Starring:
- Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale
- Director:
- Lewis Gilbert
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 108
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Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944) (NR)
More Madcap
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More Madcap
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Arsenic and Old Lace is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- Delightfully silly, fast-paced screwball farce about well-intentioned maiden-aunt serial killers and their dismayed nephew (Cary Grant). Great performances and a smart script make this a classic.
- Starring:
- Cary Grant, Raymond Massey
- Director:
- Frank Capra
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 118
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House on Haunted Hill
(1959) (NR)
Similar Atmosphere
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Similar Atmosphere
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
House on Haunted Hill is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- The owner of a haunted mansion offers a group of people reward money if they can survive a night at his scary estate.
- Starring:
- Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart
- Director:
- William Castle
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 75
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The Amityville Horror
(1979) (R)
More Terrifying
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More Terrifying
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- A couple (James Brolin, Margot Kidder) battle a demonic presence in their new home, the location of many gruesome murders a year earlier.
- Starring:
- James Brolin, Margot Kidder
- Director:
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 117
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Clue
(1985) (PG)
More Slapstick Comedy
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More Slapstick Comedy
Clue (1985)
Clue is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- Col. Mustard (Martin Mull), Miss Scarlet (Lesley Ann Warren), Mrs. Peacock (Eileen Brennan) and company solve a mansion murder based on the board game.
- Starring:
- Eileen Brennan, Martin Mull
- Director:
- Jonathan Lynn
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 96
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The Addams Family
(1991) (PG-13)
More Cartoonish
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More Cartoonish
The Addams Family (1991)
The Addams Family is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- The spooky, kooky, ooky '60s TV family comes to witty, tongue-in-cheek life to welcome long-lost Uncle Fester home—but is he who he seems? Spot-on performances, darkly funny humor, great visuals.
- Starring:
- Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia
- Director:
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 102
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The Ghost Ship
(1943) (NR)
Not As Eccentric
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Not As Eccentric
The Ghost Ship (1943)
The Ghost Ship is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- No one believes a third mate (Russell Wade) complaining of sadistic treatment by a psychotic captain (Richard Dix).
- Starring:
- Richard Dix, Russell Wade
- Director:
- Mark Robson
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 69
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The Devil Doll
(1936) (NR)
Similar Dark Humor
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Similar Dark Humor
The Devil Doll (1936)
The Devil Doll is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- An escaped convict uses the shrinking serum of his fellow prisoner on Devil's Island, a mad scientist, to create miniature people. He then sends out the little henchmen in the form of innocent dolls to settle some old scores. A creepy revelation from horror master Browning that features a script by von Stroheim.
- Starring:
- Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan
- Director:
- Tod Browning
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 79
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Doctor X
(1932) (NR)
More Downbeat
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More Downbeat
Doctor X (1932)
Doctor X is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- A reporter (Lee Tracy) saves a mad doctor's (Lionel Atwill) daughter (Fay Wray) from a full-moon killer with synthetic flesh.
- Starring:
- Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray
- Director:
- Michael Curtiz
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 80
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The Werewolf of London
(1935) (NR)
Less Influential
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Less Influential
The Werewolf of London (1935)
The Werewolf of London is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- An Asian werewolf (Warner Oland) bites a botanist (Henry Hull) in Tibet and rivals him for the antidote in London.
- Starring:
- Henry Hull, Warner Oland
- Director:
- Stuart Walker
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 75
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The Invisible Man Returns
(1940) (NR)
Less Absurd
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Less Absurd
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
The Invisible Man Returns is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- A man (Vincent Price) framed for murder uses a serum to become invisible, then escapes to find the killer.
- Starring:
- Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price
- Director:
- Joe May
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 81
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Vampyr
(1932) (NR)
More Dreamlike, Enigmatic
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More Dreamlike, Enigmatic
Vampyr (1932)
Vampyr is a Creative match for The Old Dark House
- Synopsis:
- A young man (Julian West) meets two sisters, a one-legged man and an old vampire (Henriette Gerard).
- Starring:
- Julian West, Henriette Gerard
- Director:
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Rated:
- NR
- Runtime:
- 66
