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'''''[[The Old Dark House''']]'' is a [[Universal Horror]] movie from the year 1932. It is based on the 1927 novel ''Benighted'' by J.B. Priestley. It was directed by James Whale and features [[Boris Karloff]] among its cast. Both men previously contributed to the [[Frankenstein (1931 film)|1931]] ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]''.
 
In the countryside of Wales, several people are caught upon a raging storm and seek shelter from a mansion they encounter. There they meet the [[Dysfunctional Family|dysfunctional]] Femm family and their brutish servant, Morgan. As the night continues, the troubled past of the Femm family starts to threaten our heroes, mainly in the form of the locked-up and dangerously crazy Saul.
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In 1963, William Castle directed a comedic version of the story, which wasn't so well received as the original.
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=== {{tropelist|It was a [[Dark and Stormy Night]], and the following tropes made themselves apparent: ===}}
* [[Axe Before Entering]]
* [[Bertha in The Attic]]: Saul.
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* [[Look Behind You!]]: Roger attempts to trick Saul with it.
* [[Old Dark House]]: The [[Trope Namer]].
* [[PietaPietà Plagiarism]]
* [[Pyromaniac]]: Saul.
* [[Railing Kill]]
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* [[Window Pain]]: When the drunken Morgan sees Gladys outside, he breaks a window while trying to grab her.
 
=== In 1963, further tropes took a step into the light: ===
* [[Everyone Is a Suspect]]
* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]
* [[Impromptu Tracheotomy]]
* [[Mad Bomber]]
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:Films of the 1960s0s1960s]]
[[Category:Horror Films]]
[[Category:Films of the 1930s]]
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