The Old Dark House (1963)

An American car salesman (Tom Poston) in London is traveling to Dartmoor to visit his flat mate (Peter Bull) and his family. But when he arrives, his flat mate is dead and a storm forces him to spend the night. But when family members begin getting killed off one by one, will he survive the night? Based on the novel BENIGHTED by J.B. Priestley (previously filmed in 1932) and directed by William Castle (HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL). The 1932 OLD DARK HOUSE was a horror comedy of sorts. I love the mixture of horror and comedy in movies like THE CAT AND THE CANARY and THE GHOST BREAKERS, two Bob Hope vehicles. Alas, there's no real horror here and the laughs are non existent and Tom Poston, a television character actor, is no Bob Hope! Outside of the film's title, there's very little resemblance between the 1932 movie and this one. The film's opening credits were drawn by Charles Addams. With Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell, Fenella Fielding and Mervyn Johns.