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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]]''.
''[[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.
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.
In 1963, William Castle directed a comedic version of the story, which wasn't so well received as the original.
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=== It was a [[Dark and Stormy Night]], and the following tropes made themselves apparent: ===
{{tropelist|It was a [[Dark and Stormy Night]], and the following tropes made themselves apparent:}}
* [[Axe Before Entering]]
* [[Axe Before Entering]]
* [[Bertha in The Attic]]: Saul.
* [[Bertha in The Attic]]: Saul.
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* [[Look Behind You!]]: Roger attempts to trick Saul with it.
* [[Look Behind You!]]: Roger attempts to trick Saul with it.
* [[Old Dark House]]: The [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Old Dark House]]: The [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Pieta Plagiarism]]
* [[Pietà Plagiarism]]
* [[Pyromaniac]]: Saul.
* [[Pyromaniac]]: Saul.
* [[Railing Kill]]
* [[Railing Kill]]
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* [[Window Pain]]: When the drunken Morgan sees Gladys outside, he breaks a window while trying to grab her.
* [[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: ===
== In 1963, further tropes took a step into the light ==
* [[Everyone Is a Suspect]]
* [[Everyone Is a Suspect]]
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 25 May 2017

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 1931 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 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.

In 1963, William Castle directed a comedic version of the story, which wasn't so well received as the original.

It was a Dark and Stormy Night, and the following tropes made themselves apparent:

In 1963, further tropes took a step into the light

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