After a wonderful opening drawn by none other than Charles Addams, THE OLD DARK HOUSE begins. Tom Poston stars as American car salesman, Tom Penderel. After traveling to England to deliver a car to his friend, Caspar Femm, Penderel is invited to Femm's massive, ancestral home, where the fiendish fun unfolds! An inheritance is at stake, with an oddball cast on hand to attempt to claim it.
Those expecting a "serious" remake of James Whale's original, can abandon all hope. This is a lighthearted comedy, much in the same vein as THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN, with Poston playing the Don Knotts-type character. This being a collaboration between William Castle and Hammer Studios makes one wish they had worked more together.
Co-stars Robert Morley (THEATER OF BLOOD) and Janette Scott (THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS). Personally, I could watch Morgana Femm (Fenella Fielding) for hours and hours!...
Those expecting a "serious" remake of James Whale's original, can abandon all hope. This is a lighthearted comedy, much in the same vein as THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN, with Poston playing the Don Knotts-type character. This being a collaboration between William Castle and Hammer Studios makes one wish they had worked more together.
Co-stars Robert Morley (THEATER OF BLOOD) and Janette Scott (THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS). Personally, I could watch Morgana Femm (Fenella Fielding) for hours and hours!...