The Old Dark House

Summary

The Old Dark House is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Old Dark House's image is recorded as The Old Dark House 1932 poster.jpg^[3].
• The Old Dark House's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• The Old Dark House's director is recorded as James Whale^[5].
• The Old Dark House's screenwriter is recorded as R. C. Sherriff^[6].
• The Old Dark House's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood^[7].
• The Old Dark House's genre is recorded as comedy horror^[8].
• The Old Dark House's genre is recorded as horror film^[9].
• The Old Dark House's genre is recorded as drama film^[10].
• The Old Dark House's based on is recorded as Benighted^[11].
• The Old Dark House's cast member is recorded as Boris Karloff^[12].
• The Old Dark House's cast member is recorded as Melvyn Douglas^[13].
• The Old Dark House's cast member is recorded as Charles Laughton^[14].
• The Old Dark House's cast member is recorded as Gloria Stuart^[15].
• The Old Dark House's cast member is recorded as Raymond Massey^[16].
• The Old Dark House's cast member is recorded as Lilian Bond^[17].
• The Old Dark House's cast member is recorded as Ernest Thesiger^[18].
• The Old Dark House's cast member is recorded as Eva Moore^[19].
• The Old Dark House's producer is recorded as Carl Laemmle Jr.^[20].
• The Old Dark House's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018149559^[21].
• The Old Dark House's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures^[22].
• The Old Dark House's director of photography is recorded as Arthur Edeson^[23].
• The Old Dark House's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0023293^[24].
• The Old Dark House's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[25].
• The Old Dark House's Commons category is recorded as Films by James Whale^[26].
• The Old Dark House's distribution format is recorded as video on demand^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Old Dark House's producer is recorded as Carl Laemmle Jr.^[20]. Its director is recorded as James Whale^[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as R. C. Sherriff^[6]. Cast members include Boris Karloff^[12], Melvyn Douglas^[13], Charles Laughton^[14], Gloria Stuart^[15], Raymond Massey^[16], and Lilian Bond^[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z^[28], +1932-10-19T00:00:00Z^[29], +1932-10-20T00:00:00Z^[30], +1932-12-03T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1933-02-06T00:00:00Z^[32]. The Old Dark House's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[25]. Genres include comedy horror^[8], horror film^[9], and drama film^[10].

Subject and Themes

The Old Dark House's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood^[7].

Reception

Reviews include 8.3/10^[33] and 97%^[34].

Why It Matters

The Old Dark House ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]