Film Forum
209 W Houston St
212.727.8110
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The Old Dark House (1932)
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Dec 4, 2009 – Dec 10, 2009
Daily
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$11
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Bill Condon's wonderful Gods and Monsters (1998) was a boon to the unofficial James Whale appreciation club (of which we're a part). Now Film Forum showcases the Englishman's all-around finesse with a 16-film series that includes Condon's ode. Before his career tapered off in 1941, Whale lifted horror's cachet with gothic, starkly lit Universal titles such as Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Old Dark House, and Bride of Frankenstein. The rest of his stellar filmography is populated by eccentrics and outsiders too, not to mention an on-the-move camera and lodes of wit, camp, and symbolic mirrors. Must-see is the esprit of By Candlelight (adapted by P.G. Wodehouse); Paul Robeson's Show Boat performance; and the alk-soaked Remember Last Night?
