House on Haunted Hill

1959 "Consult your doctor! Bring your seat belts!"
6.7| 1h15m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 17 February 1959 Released
Producted By: Allied Artists Pictures
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Synopsis

Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house. But the house is no ordinary house. This house has a reputation for murder. Frederick offers them each a gun for protection. They all arrived in a hearse and will either leave in it $10,000 richer or leave in it dead!

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Actuakers One of my all time favorites.
SoTrumpBelieve Must See Movie...
PodBill Just what I expected
Steineded How sad is this?
Martin Bradley Of course, it's terrible but then what would you expect coming from William Castle. It's also camp fun in a terrible kind of way but again what would you expect from a movie with Vincent Price in the lead and a ham-fisted cast that includes Carol Ohmart, Elisha Cook (at his hammiest) and Alan Marshall. The premiss is simple; a group of people have to spend the night in a haunted house and if they survive they each earn $10,000 and the movie does exactly what it says on the tin, though it's never actually frightening despite ticking all the boxes. Like most Castle films it was perfect drive-in material and actually lead to a much more expensive remake which I have managed to avoid. Terrible then, but tolerable.
Ilikehorrormovies This is a classic even though I didn't see the reboot of it (The Dark Castle one). I like it like I'd enjoyed like I don't care if it's black and white like back then they're no colors back then for movies like this. I'd enjoy this film like it's fun to watch in my opinion. This is truly a classic like I wish they sell it in stores. I'd recommend this film for people who like classic films.
Filipe Neto Contrary to the general trend, I find it difficult to classify this film as a horror or as a comedy, but its a classic and no one doubts it. This is a work by the famous director William Castle, who made several B films. In this particular case comedy, more or less evident, was always present, harmonizing with the attempts to frighten the audience (I do not know As far as they were truly successful, but for me they had no effect). In this movie, a very rich man invites a small group of people to a night party in a haunted mansion, giving money to anyone who wants to sleep there. The film spends a lot of time introducing the characters and, thereby, creates a good bond between them and the audience. The work of the cast is very competent, in particular Price. Of course, all of the special effects work is archaic today but we're watching a very old movie and we have to understand that. I particularly liked what I saw. It's not a horror movie, it scares almost anyone. But it's quite humorous at the right times, and above all, it maintains a pleasant mood of mystery from beginning to end.
begob A millionaire invites five strangers to stay the night in a haunted house, with a pot of $50,000 to be split among those who manage to survive till morning. But his wife doesn't approve of the plan.Oh, I wasn't expecting this - strictly for fans of cheese. The plot is nonsense, the script is appalling, the characterisation and motivation unbelievable, direction stodgy, effects hilariously bad, and the music is clichéd. Above all it misleads the audience in the cheapest way. It would be unfair to say anything about the actors, because there's simply nothing they can do with the rubbish the writer/producer heaped upon them.I can understand people having affection for this production, but the rest of us should be warned - it truly is a bad film.