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The Old Dark House

1932 film directed by James Whale
Movie film Q1168873

Facts

30 properties
Instance of
film
Director
James Whale[1]
Genre
comedy horror, horror film, drama film[4][5][6]
Publication date
1932, October 19, 1932, October 20, 1932, December 3, 1932, February 6, 1933[25][26][27][28][29]
Screenwriter
R. C. Sherriff[2]
Based on
Benighted[7]
Producer
Carl Laemmle Jr.[16]
Duration
+70[35]
Assessment
Bechdel test
CNC film rating (France)
no age restriction[38]
Capital cost
+250000[36]
Cast member
Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Massey, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Color
black-and-white[23]
Country of origin
United States[24]
Director of photography
Arthur Edeson[18]
Distributed by
Universal Pictures, Netflix[30][31]
Distribution format
video on demand[20]
Film editor
Clarence Kolster[33]
Movement
Pre-Code Hollywood[3]
Narrative location
Wales[32]
Original language of film or TV show
English[19]
P14449
25786
P14551
the-old-dark-house
P14724
8412988
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P14821
23293
Production company
Universal Pictures[17]
Production designer
Charles D. Hall[37]
Review score
8.3/10, 97%[21][22]
Set in environment
country house
Title
The Old Dark House[34]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 64
Library of Congress authority ID
no2018149559
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
The Old Dark House 1932 poster.jpg ↗
AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID
3893
AllMovie title ID
v36123
Allcinema film ID
22321
AlloCiné film ID
43316
Apple TV movie ID
umc.cmc.15hsqed5pta7d16njyfn0geon
Bechdel Test Movie List ID
4775
Cine.gr film ID (archived)
719653
Cinema Context ID
F002846
Cinema.de ID
1300224
Cinematografo.it film ID
33586
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Cinematografo.it film ID (new)
il-castello-maledetto-a88cqgor
Ciné-Ressources film ID
37932
Cinémathèque québécoise work ID
834
DNF film ID
128526
Daum movie ID
61035
Decine21 film ID
12635
Deutsche Synchronkartei film ID
33918
Douban film ID
1296532
Dvdcompare.net film ID
44k (9.5k–72k, n=3)
EIDR content ID
10.5240/6B99-6BB2-CF52-14A0-5EB1-E
Eiga.com movie ID
62927
ElFilm film ID
23251
Exploitation mark number
151300
FilmAffinity film ID
824698
FilmVandaag ID
film/12050
Filmová databáze film ID
32579
Filmweb.pl film ID
119575
Freebase ID
/m/07sy1f
IMDb ID
tt0023293
ISAN
0000-0000-298D-0000-7-0000-0000-G
ITunes movie ID
1490353214
KINENOTE film ID
6929
Kanopy ID
5131364
Kinobox film ID
172172
Kinopoisk film ID
16666
LUMIERE film ID
82319
LdiF ID
17229
Letterboxd film ID
the-old-dark-house
MUBI film ID
3334
MYmovies audiovisual work ID
45796
Mediafilm ID
mf-tt-0026978401
Movie Review Query Engine ID
the-old-dark-house-m100054308
Movie Walker Press film ID
mv6916
MovieMeter film ID
2633
Moviepilot.de film ID
das-haus-des-grauens
Netflix ID
821155
OFDb film ID
10216
OMDb film ID
55305
Plex media key
5d77685f6f4521001eaa3fc0
Rotten Tomatoes ID
m/1061171-old_dark_house
Schnittberichte.com title ID
15346
SensCritique work ID
386970
Swedish Film Database ID
29012
TCM Movie Database film ID
85479
TMDB movie ID
31592
TV Guide show ID (former scheme)
108030
TV Spielfilm film ID
1300224
TV.com ID
movies/the-old-dark-house
TheTVDB movie ID
11877
Trakt.tv ID
movies/the-old-dark-house-1932
Trakt.tv film ID
20240
ČSFD film ID
9737

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🔗 Connections
Cast member 8
Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Raymond Massey, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore
Genre 3
horror film, drama film, comedy horror
Distributed by 2
Netflix, Universal Pictures
Assessment 1
Bechdel test
Color 1
black-and-white
Country of origin 1
United States
Director 1
James Whale
Director of photography 1
Arthur Edeson
Distribution format 1
video on demand
Instance of 1
film
Movement 1
Pre-Code Hollywood
Narrative location 1
Wales
Original language of film or TV show 1
English
Producer 1
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Production company 1
Universal Pictures
Production designer 1
Charles D. Hall
Screenwriter 1
R. C. Sherriff
← Based on 1
The Old Dark House
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Boris Karloff Charles Laughton film Gloria Stuart James Whale Melvyn Douglas Netflix Raymond Massey United States Wales

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  1. 5d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 24
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  2. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie ID → 62927
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  3. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 23293
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  4. 11w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film ID → 32579
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  5. 12w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    TV Spielfilm film ID → 1300224
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  6. 18w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → the-old-dark-house
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: the-old-dark-house, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295969281|THE OLD DARK HOUSE (#295969281)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|I"
  7. 19w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Charles D. Hall
    Publication date → +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1932-10-19T00:00:00Z, +1932-10-20T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter → R. C. Sherriff
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+70'}
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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