Dark and Stormy Night (2009)

In the 1930s the family of old Sinas Cavinder, gathered for the reading of his will, find themselves being murdered by a mysterious phantom while two rival reporters compete for the story.

Director:

Larry Blamire

Writer:

Larry Blamire (screenplay)

Stars:

Jim Beaver, Jennifer Blaire, Larry Blamire

Cast

Credited cast:
Jim Beaver	...	Jack Tugdon
Jennifer Blaire	...	Billy Tuesday
Larry Blamire	...	Ray Vestinhaus
Bob Burns	...	Kogar the Gorilla
Dan Conroy	...	Happy Codburn
Robert Deveau	...	Archie Folde
Bruce French	...	Jeens
Betty Garrett	...	Mrs. Hausenstout
Trish Geiger	...	Jane Hovenham
Brian Howe	...	Burling Famish, Jr.
Marvin Kaplan	...	Gunny
James Karen	...	Seyton Ethelquake
Alison Martin	...	Mrs. Cupcupboard
Fay Masterson	...	Sabasha Fanmoore
Susan McConnell	...	Thessaly

Storyline

A strange and mysterious group of strange, mysterious people gathers in the old dark house of the Cavinder Estate for the reading of the will of the late Sinas Cavinder. Strangest and most mysterious of this group is the unseen psychopathic killer who is psychopathically killing the gatherees one by one.

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Plot Keywords:

old dark house | killed when the lights go out | spoof | murder mystery | title sung by character | 

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Taglines:

In a House, Everyone Can Hear You Scream

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Genres:

Comedy | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Ready Set Studio, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bantam Street Productions, Bantam Street

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When legendary gorilla actor Bob Burns mentioned to Larry Blamire that he'd always wanted to play one in an old-dark-house movie, Blamire promptly wrote one into the script for him to play.

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Quotes

Farper Twyly: Are you members of the immediate family?
Billy Tuesday: I am, but I'm not.
8 O'Clock Farraday: She isn't, and so am I.

User Reviews

Fun in a group

As a fan of The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra and its sequel as well as Tales from the Pub, I also enjoyed this movie. I will say that all these movies are funnier in direct portion to the number of people watching at once. By yourself it is not that funny, but for some reason when you get about a dozen people or more together to watch, it is the funniest movie you ever say and you will laugh so hard you cannot breathe. If you saw it by yourself or with one other person and din't find it that funny - do yourself a favor and watch it with a group and don't give them any info about it other than you will enjoy it.

I have watched a few movies and plays and even read old books of the murder mystery at a mansion variety, and I think this is a good send off to it. The characters are larger than life and ridiculously overacted even as caricatures of the archetypes, except a couple of reporters who actually have a good repertoire and are believable as examples of the old archetypes of 40s and 50s reporters. If you can't stand overly-characterized acting, you will get annoyed at anyone besides these two characters, but try to not be overly critical and just enjoy it.