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The Old Dark House
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Wednesday Oct 7, 2009 (8–10pm)
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$12.00
Part of the series Closely Watched Films, hosted by Elliott Kalan.
Is it a comedy? A horror movie? A fever-dream caught on film? Weary English travelers seek shelter from a pounding storm in an old dark house only to find the bizarre ravings of the grotesque Femm family and the physical menace of their glowering, mute alcoholic butler, Boris Karloff. Plus the 102 year-old man and hey, who's that locked upstairs in the attic? A brilliant amalgam of chilling discomfort and ironic wit, The Old Dark House is a nightmare perfectly comfortable with how ridiculous it is and all the creepier for it. This is Frankenstein director James Whale's masterpiece.
Host Elliott Kalan will discuss the thin line between horror and humor, the subversive abilities of the horror genre and just how frightening a dinner of potatoes can be.
Film print courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Director: James Whale. 72 min. 1932. 35mm
