Regie:
James WhaleScenario:
Benn W. LevyCamera:
Arthur EdesonMuziek:
David BroekmanActeurs:
Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Raymond Massey, Gloria Stuart, Elspeth Dudgeon, Eva MooreSamenvattingen(1)
Driving through a terrible rainstorm, Philip and Margaret Waverton (Raymond Massey, Gloria Stuart) and their prankster friend, Penderel (Melvyn Douglas), suddenly find the road blocked by avalanches. Spying lights ahead, they hammer on the door of a creepy mansion, which is opened by the hideous, towering butler, Morgan (Boris Karloff). The house's inhabitants, Horace Femm (Ernest Thesiger), a funereal gentleman, and his shrill, mostly deaf sister, Rebecca (Eva Moore), provide a cold welcome. The situation gets spooky when fanatical Rebecca tells Margaret about the death of her "wicked" 21-year-old sister, and Horace warns the guests about Morgan's impending drunken violence. Some levity is provided by the arrival of two more windblown travelers--the boisterous Sir William Porterhouse (Charles Laughton) and his chorus girl companion, Gladys (Lillian Bond). The five hapless guests must band together to fight the increasingly violent and supernatural happenings and to discover what lurks behind the padlocked door on the landing. (officiële tekst van distribiteur)
(meer)Acteurs
Boris Karloff
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USA
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Charles Laughton
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Lilian Bond
Groot Brittanië
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Ernest Thesiger
Groot Brittanië
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
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Raymond Massey
Canada
Beste films:
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East of Eden (1955)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Gloria Stuart
USA
Beste films:
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The Invisible Man (1933)
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Groot Brittanië
Beste films:
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Eva Moore
Groot Brittanië
Beste films:
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In de macht van het monster (1932)