The Old Dark House (1963)
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Directors
William Castle
Cast
Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Mervyn Johns, Joyce Grenfell, Fenella Fielding, Peter Bull, Danny Green
The story
Tom Penderel, an American car salesman in London, delivers a car to an old mansion on Dartmoor for his eccentric roommate Casper Femm. The car is damaged by a falling statue in a raging storm. Tom enters the house, and finds that his roommate Casper is dead.
Genres
Horror, Horror comedy, Mysterie, comedy drama, comedy film, comedy horror film, drama film, horror film, mystery film, thriller film
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