Old Dark House (Wm. Castle)

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feeds@yuku.com (horrorfilmx) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:24:16 PST

But Cary Grant never did Zotz.

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feeds@yuku.com (WalesGuy) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:34:40 PST

I wonder if Hammer offered the lead to Cary Grant, he would have been better than the unknown (in the UK) Tom Poston

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feeds@yuku.com (Gojira) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:42:10 PST

It's not a very dark house in this one...almost zilch atmosphere.

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feeds@yuku.com (The Mighty Bongo) — Tue, 10 May 2011 21:55:22 PST

We got yer back, Dr Paul !...........Oranges and lemons.....oranges and lemons.....

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feeds@yuku.com (DrPaulArmstrong) — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:37:09 PST

That's the stuff, Les, Mighty Bongo! I knew you wouldn't leave me hanging.

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feeds@yuku.com (LesDaniels) — Sun, 08 May 2011 19:36:07 PST

Lacking the heroism of Dr. Paul, I tip-toed around the fact that I really kinda like the thing myself. Some spookier lighting certainly would have helped, but I'm impressed by a cast that includes British stalwarts Robert Morley, Joyce Grenfell, Mervyn Jo...
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feeds@yuku.com (The Mighty Bongo) — Sun, 08 May 2011 14:17:52 PST

I've got to throw in with DrPaul on this one. I really like it. The characters are all very interesting with all their respective hobbies and neurosis's (sic). Things like the knitting needles, the sound of Peter Bulls voice eerily droning out the cloc...
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feeds@yuku.com (DrPaulArmstrong) — Sun, 08 May 2011 01:10:29 PST

I...<>...this film. Yes, I am such a pathetic old dark house apologist/completist that on some certain, barely definable level I...enjoy...it.I'm also glad they did not attempt a remake of Whale's film. It's being a complete...
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feeds@yuku.com (LesDaniels) — Sat, 07 May 2011 21:06:24 PST

It's certainly better than ZOTZ, and I think it would be regarded with less indignation if it were not always compared with Whale's film. If it had a different title (and it really has quite a different story), it would probably be regarded as a passable...
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feeds@yuku.com (Here 4 help) — Sat, 07 May 2011 19:09:04 PST

Columbia got the rights to make OLD DARK HOUSE -- I don't know from who, I don't know if Universal even still HAD the rights to it in the mid-60s. It was announced that Castle had the rights in late 1960. Not clear who he (or Columbia) purchased them fro...
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feeds@yuku.com (Rick) — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:54:05 PST

Thanks for the pix, Spencer. They remind me that I've never seen the film in color. My only viewings were ages ago on a black and white tv. Probably I should watch it in color...someday.

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feeds@yuku.com (horrorfilmx) — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:22:42 PST

The cast almost saves this one. I can watch nearly anything with Robert Morley.

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feeds@yuku.com (CreepyClassicFan) — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:17:58 PST

TomWeaver999 wrote:It was on TCM last night so I recorded it and I'm going to bite the bullet and finally see it. It's a movie I guess I've been kind-of avoiding my whole life. Well, actually, I've already started watching -- but 15 minutes in, I al...
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feeds@yuku.com (opticalguy) — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:39:47 PST

Courtesy of FEARNET on my local cable channel's "free on demand" service I have finally caught this one. Whew! It is of legendary awfulness … seriously … this film sucks great hairy moose balls. However it is not without some entertainment … if you ...
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feeds@yuku.com (horrorfilmx) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:20:00 PST

I enjoy about the first third of this movie, largely because of the cast and the typical nice Hammer production, but then it all goes downhill. I was surprised to see it in color and also caught the double credit to director Bill Castle, but I notice...
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feeds@yuku.com (Grant) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:40:05 PST

I missed that TCM showing, but I saw it a few months ago for nearly the first time, and I only have one (sort of) complaint. When Poston throws the bomb away and it lands at the feet of the character who just turned out to be the killer, it isn't filmed i...
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feeds@yuku.com (Bifocals) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:17:12 PST

TomWeaver999 wrote: << Tom never thinks anyone else's stories are true, no matter who they heard it from. << Where'd you hear that?? Untrue! I heard differently.

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feeds@yuku.com (clore103051) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:10:44 PST

TomWeaver999 wrote: I got about 35 minutes "in" and called it a night. It's not anything I can watch in one straight shot. I got an hour into it the other night and that's only because I'm an insomniac. I just found it ...
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feeds@yuku.com (Zombie Dad) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:12:49 PST

I just watched the Castle-Hammer THE OLD DARK HOUSE again today. Especially in the close-up of Tom Poston wearing the hat while driving to Femm Hall, he's a dead ringer for William Castle! ZD

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feeds@yuku.com (TomWeaver999) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:58:14 PST

That I don't know -- I don't remember how he phrased it, to be honest. Just that, several times, there was reason to believe THE GHOUL had been found, and every time, it was a print of THE MAD GHOUL.

Old Dark House (Wm. Castle)

feeds@yuku.com (TomWeaver999) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:09:06 PST

It was on TCM last night so I recorded it and I'm going to bite the bullet and finally see it. It's a movie I guess I've been kind-of avoiding my whole life. Well, actually, I've already started watching -- but 15 minutes in, I already n...
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