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It was a dark and stormy night…
Celebrating this classic genre, MOVIEOLOGY TM brings you a collection of some of the greatest Old Dark House movies.
Featuring over 24 hours of mystery, mayhem and, of course, murder on SIX discs… each movie guaranteed to keep you guessing to thrilling end!
Including… THE CAT AND THE CANARY, THE BAT, THE BLACK RAVEN, THE GHOST TRAIN , TOPPER RETURNS and THE GHOUL… plus many more!
1. And Then There Were None (1945)
2. Cat and the Canary (1927)
3. One Frightened Night
4. Topper Returns
5. The House on Haunted Hill (1959)
6. Fog Island (1945)
7. Black Raven
8. The Ghost Train
9. Crooked Circle
10. Charlie Chan's Secret
11. The Ghoul (1933)
12. The Gorilla
13. Rogues Tavern
14. Tangled Destinies
15. The Moonstone
16. The Monster Walks
17. Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
18. The Door With Seven Locks
19. Murder By Invitation
20. The Ghost Walks
21. One Body Too Many
22. Thirteenth Guest
23. The Bat (1926)
24. The Terror (1938)
1. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (1945)
Based on a novel and stage play by Agatha Christie!
In this suspenseful drama, based on Agatha Christie's mystery tale, 10 strangers are summoned to a remote island. While they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests, including Judge Francis J. Quinncannon (Barry Fitzgerald) and Dr. Edward G. Armstrong (Walter Huston), and soon they start being murdered, one by one. As the survivors try to keep their wits, they reach a disturbing conclusion: one of them must be the killer. (97 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
2. CAT AND THE CANARY (1927)
Spooks! Thrills! Shrieks! Laughs!
The relatives of Cyrus West gather at his estate on the 20th anniversary of his death to hear the reading of his will. Annabelle West (Laura La Plante) is named the heir to Cyrus' fortune, under the condition that she is declared sane by a doctor (Lucien Littlefield). Later in the evening, the family is informed that a dangerously insane man known at "the Cat" is on the loose in the area. When Cyrus' lawyer (Tully Marshall) is found dead, Annabelle fears she is the next target. (92 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
3. ONE FRIGHTENED NIGHT (1935)
Amidst a tremendous storm, an eccentric millionaire, unable to locate his only granddaughter, decides to divide his estate among a group of people less close to him: his niece and nephew, his attorney, his doctor, and his housekeeper. But complications and murder arise when two different women turn up, claiming to be the granddaughter. (64 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
4. TOPPER RETURNS (1941)
Topper's having girl trouble again!
Gail (Joan Blondell) and Ann (Carole Landis) are making their way to Ann's family estate and are forced by circumstance to hitch a ride with Cosmo Topper (Roland Young), a dithering banker, and his wife, Clara (Billie Burke). Gail finds the mansion plenty spooky but is even more dismayed when she is killed by a frightening costumed figure. Her ghost reaches out to Topper, who is inexplicably sensitive to the spirit world, and they bumble along together to solve her murder. (89 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
5. THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)
William Castle presents the THIRTEEN Greatest SHOCKS ever seen!
The sinister Frederick Loren (VINCENT PRICE) invites his enemies to spend the night in his decaying, old, creepy mansion with a violent past. He offers them $10,000 each if they can spend the whole night there. He gives each one a tiny coffin with a gun enclosed and then comes up with all sorts of devices to cause them to use the guns on each other. (75 Mins / 1.78:1 / BW)
6. FOG ISLAND (1945)
Strange Adventure in a House Of Mystery!
Leo Grainer’s wife was murdered and he was framed. He recently came out of prison and lives in his mansion on Fog Island with his daughter. Leo wants to find out who killed his wife so he can clear his name and get revenge. He devises a clever plan to do just that, but will it work? (72 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
7. BLACK RAVEN (1943)
A group of strangers are brought together in an old, dark house and must contend with two murders and $50,000 in stolen money!
One dark night, a fearsome rainstorm chases four people to a mysterious motel: a sneering gangster (Noel Madison), an embezzling bank teller (Byron Foulger) and a hopeful couple (Wanda McKay, Bob Randall) who are trying to elope. Shortly after the raging storm wipes out the surrounding roads, the trapped tourists begin to suspect that each of them -- even snooty caretaker Amos Bradford (George Zucco) -- harbors a dark secret. Before long, these discoveries promise money and lead to murder. (61 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
8. THE GHOST TRAIN (1941)
After his hat flies out the window of a speeding train, passenger and music-hall performer Tommy Gander (Arthur Askey) yanks the emergency brake, causing the train to stop. All the passengers are stuck in rural Cornwall, England that night, unable to get a connecting train for hours. The stationmaster, Saul Hodgkin (Herbert Lomas), wants them gone for mysterious reasons, so he tells them a scary story about a ghost train that passes through every night, hoping that will do the trick. (85 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
9. CROOKED CIRCLE (1932)
Something happens to someone every minute and when the crazy clock strikes thirteen... The Lid Is Off!
The "Crooked Circle" gang consists of a dozen hooded villains, all of whom have sworn revenge on the Sphinx Club, a dedicated anti-criminal organization. Mystery, murder and mayhem ensue around an old dark house. (70 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
10. CHARLIE CHAN'S SECRET (1936)
San Francisco is the scene of Chan's newest and most baffling mystery!
An ocean liner sinks off Honolulu and Allen Colby, heir to millions, is presumed dead...but local sleuth Charlie Chan is not so sure, and flies to San Francisco to investigate further. Somehow, the missing Colby is there ahead of him...but is knifed in the back before seeing anyone. Further events revolve around spiritualist Mrs. Lowell, her family of suspicious characters, and the spooky, untenanted Colby mansion, where the body turns up during a seance! (72 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
11. THE GHOUL (1933)
From the Depths of the Earth, He Will Rise!
In an eerie, fog-shrouded London, an ancient curse has been unleashed and a reign of terror is about to begin! Horror movie legend Boris Karloff is unforgettable in this blood-curdling thriller that brings to life the classic tale of the mummy! On his deathbed, famed Egyptologist Professor Morlant (KARLOFF) instructs his assistant to bury him with an ancient jewel he believes will grant him eternal life. But soon after he's entombed, the sacred treasure is ripped from his hand by a mysterious grave robber. Now, filled with fury, Morlant rises from his crypt as a grotesquely decaying mummy determined to avenge the theft and destroy everything in his path! (77 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
12. THE GORILLA (1939)
The Ritz brothers are afraid of nothing ... but ... THIS ... IS ... SOMETHING!
A killer known as "The Gorilla" threatens the life of a wealthy insurance broker who solicits the help of a detective agency to stop him. Instead he gets three investigators, The Ritz Brothers, who stumble and bumble their way through the entire house while a real live gorilla arrives on the scene. ALso starring Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill. (67 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
13. ROGUES TAVERN (1936)
Weird Happenings In a Sinister Roadside Inn!
It is a bleak and windy night when Jimmy Kelly (Wallace Ford) and Marjorie Burns (Barbara Pepper) check into the Red Rock Tavern with plans to marry as soon as possible. Everyone in the tavern is shocked when a wild dog breaks in through an open window, attacks and kills two of the guests. When they discover that the dog is not the real killer all of the guests begin to panic and suddenly find themselves trapped inside the tavern by locked doors and barred windows. Everyone frantically tries to determine who among them is the killer before another one of them is murdered. (70 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
14. TANGLED DESTINIES (1932)
Who Killed Harvey Forbes?
An airliner makes a forced landing at night in the desert. The passengers and crew take refuge in a nearby deserted house. Soon some of the passengers are found murdered, and one of the passengers reveals himself to be a detective who was guarding one of the murdered passengers, who was carrying a bag of diamonds--which is now missing. The detective must find out which of the passengers is the killer. (56 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
15. THE MOONSTONE (1934)
An Unseen Menace That Struck In The Night… All The Thrills of Wilkie Collins' Famous Novel Brought To The Screen!
Typical Monogram whodunit from the 30's, with dialogue and sound effects based on the well known mystery book with same title. A valuable gem from India is stolen in an old dark mansion and it is up to Scotland Yard inspector Charles Irwin to find out who did it among all the suspects who were in the house. (46 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
16. THE MONSTER WALKS (1932)
People in an old dark house on a stormy night are menaced by a killer ape!
A doctor, who keeps an ape for medical studies, dies and his daughter inherits his estate. Her uncle, a paralytic, working through his natural son by the housekeeper, plans her death, and the ape may or may not be involved. However, the plan does have a problem or two in its execution. (63 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
17. BULLDOG DRUMMOND'S SECRET POLICE (1939)
The British sleuth (John Howard) enters a castle of horrors and catches a man of many faces (Leo G. Carroll)!
An absent minded Professor Downie makes a call upon Drummond as he is making plans for his much-delayed wedding to fiancee Phyllis Claverling. The professor informs Drummond that a fortune was buried in one of the walled off storerooms underneath his estate, and that Downie was in possession of a book written in code that would lead them to discover the treasure. Unfortunately for the professor, someone else also wanted the riches and Drummond once again is dragged into the plot as the code book is stolen, Professor Downie is murdered, and Phyllis is kidnapped. (56 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
18. THE DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS (1940)
Leslie Banks stars in this thrilling adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 'The Door with Seven Locks'.
When the wealthy Lord Selford dies, he is entombed with a valuable collection of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and release the treasure, but a series of mysterious events cause them be scattered; the Canadian heiress to the Selford fortune attempts to unravel the circumstances, but she and her fellow investigators find themselves caught in a terrifying web of deceit, torture, and murder... (85 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
19. MURDER BY INVITATION (1941)
Murders occur with clocklike regularity...clues are stolen...bodies disappear...while seven frightened people hunt the hidden fortune of a vengeful woman!
The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings, she invites them to her estate for the weekend so she can decide to whom she actually will leave her money when she dies. Soon, however, family members begin disappearing. (67 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
20. THE GHOST WALKS (1934)
During a stormy night at an old dark mansion, people who claim to see ghosts roaming the halls are later found murdered!
On a stormy night, a theatrical producer, his secretary, and playwright Prescott Ames are stranded when their car skids off the road and gets stuck. The three take refuge in the nearby home of Dr. Kent, a friend of Ames. One of Kent's patients, who is staying at the house, is acting strangely, and the others in the house tell the newcomers that she is behaving this way because it is the anniversary of her husband's murder. At dinner, the group begins exchanging accusations about the murder, when suddenly the lights go out, and soon afterwards comes the first in a series of mysterious and fearful events. (69 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
21. ONE BODY TOO MANY (1944)
YOU'LL DIE SCREAMING WITH...Laughter!
Insurance salesman Albert Tuttle arrives at the Cyrus J. Rutherford estate to sell the millionaire some life insurance. Rutherford is already dead and his heirs have gathered at the mansion to hear the reading of the will. Rutherford's will won't be read until he is properly entombed and the heirs are forced to stay on the premises or be denied their inheritance. Tuttle soon finds himself mixed up in shenanigans involving Rutherford's niece, secret passages, a missing body and murder. (75 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
22. THIRTEENTH GUEST (1932)
BAFFLING! BREATHTAKING! CHILLS-THRILLS!
13 years before the movie opens, there was a dinner party, at which the 13th guest failed to show up. The master of the manner has died, and left the bulk of his estate to this 13th guest, but nobody knows who that is. Now someone is murdering the remaining guests, and placing their dead bodies at the table, in the same seat they had occupied 13 years before. (69 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
23. THE BAT (1926)
A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
The Bat is based on the 1920 Broadway hit by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, directed by Roland West and starring Jack Pickford and Louise Fazenda. (75 Mins / 1.33 / BW)
24. THE TERROR (1938)
After a devastating betrayal at the hands of their mysterious employer, gold thieves Soapy Marx (Alastair Sim) and Ferdy Fane (Bernard Lee) are captured by the police. They rot in prison for a decade, and, upon their release, Marx and Fane struggle to track down the man who betrayed them and the massive cache of gold they stole for him. Their paths converge with that of policeman Goodman (Wilfrid Lawson) at the creaky mansion of Col. Redmayne (Arthur Wontner), where nothing is at it seems. (73 Mins / 1.33:1 / BW)
Technical Details:
Actors: Wallace Ford, Louis Hayward, Roland Young, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price
Directors: Paul Leni, René Clair, Roland West, William Castle
Format: 480i, Anamorphic, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
Region: All (Worldwide Compatible)
Number of discs: 6
Studio: fce
DVD Release Date: February 17, 2014
Run Time: 1806 minutes
ASIN: B00H3GQEEK
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