House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Taglines:

Acclaimed The Super-Shocker Of The Century! See more »

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 1959 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Das Haus auf dem Geisterhügel See more »

Filming Locations:

Ennis-Brown House - 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Production Co:

William Castle Productions See more »

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Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Black & White and Color) | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

Director Trademark: [William Castle] [gimmick] Used a gimmick called "Emergo" in theaters. When the skeleton rises from the acid vat in the film, a lighted plastic skeleton on a wire appeared from a black box next to the screen to swoop over the heads of the audience. The skeleton would then be pulled back into the box as the skeleton in the film is "reeled in". Many theaters soon stopped using this "effect" because when the local boys heard about it, they would bring slingshots to the theater; when the skeleton started its journey, they would pull out their slingshots and fire at it with stones, BBs, ball bearings and whatever else they could find. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Lance locks his door from the inside with a deadbolt after the Doctor calls everybody to the meeting, and leaves through Nora's door. When they return from the meeting he opens his own, unlocked, door from the outside. See more »

Quotes

Watson Pritchard: There's been a murder almost everyplace in this house!
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Crazy Credits

The end title credits list "Skeleton - By Himself" See more »

Connections

Featured in Trick 'r Treat (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"House on Haunted Hill"
Theme
by Richard Kayne and Richard Loring See more »