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House on Haunted Hill

  • 19591959
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  • 1h 15m
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6.8/10
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Vincent Price and Carolyn Craig in House on Haunted Hill (1959)
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A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.
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    • William Castle
    • Robb White
  • Stars
    • Vincent Price
    • Carol Ohmart
    • Richard Long
    • William Castle
    • Robb White
  • Stars
    • Vincent Price
    • Carol Ohmart
    • Richard Long
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    • 298User reviews
    • 111Critic reviews
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    Elisha Cook Jr., Carolyn Craig, Richard Long, and Julie Mitchum in House on Haunted Hill (1959)
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    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Frederick Loren
    Carol Ohmart
    Carol Ohmart
    • Annabelle Loren
    Richard Long
    Richard Long
    • Lance Schroeder
    Alan Marshal
    Alan Marshal
    • Dr. David Trent
    Carolyn Craig
    Carolyn Craig
    • Nora Manning
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Watson Pritchard
    • (as Elisha Cook)
    Julie Mitchum
    Julie Mitchum
    • Ruth Bridges
    Leona Anderson
    Leona Anderson
    • Mrs. Slydes
    Howard Hoffman
    Howard Hoffman
    • Jonas
    Skeleton
    Skeleton
    • Skeleton
      • William Castle
      • Robb White
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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Goofs
      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 unlocked door from the outside.
    • Quotes

      Frederick Loren: Don't stay up thinking of ways to get rid of me, it makes wrinkles.

    • Crazy credits
      The end title credits list "Skeleton - By Himself".
    • Alternate versions
      When shown in "Emergo", there was a short scene showing brick wall for the skeleton to "emerge".
    • Connections
      Edited into FrightMare Theater: House on Haunted Hill (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme 'House on Haunted Hill'
      by Richard Kayne and Richard Loring

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    Utter rubbish but GREAT
    This film is truly awful. A revamp of the old Cat & the Canary formula. A theme done to death. Yet I love it for the shallow and stiff characters, lazy script and muddled story line. None of it works. The writer feels the need to 'explain' everything - but a psychological intepretation would have been better? But who could forget that final scene of the skeleton trundling out from the vat of acid - a giant string puppet!!! Oh what rubbish but I've seen this film time and time again and it IS a little scary in parts. I have to say I enjoy it more than the recent Gosford Park. Ahhh they don't make them like this anymore. Unintentionally funny throughout!!!
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    • movie zombie
    • Mar 17, 2002

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    • What is 'House on Haunted Hill' about?
    • Is "House on Haunted Hill" based on a book?
    • What house was used for the opening scenes of the guests arriving?

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    • Release date
      • February 17, 1959 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Ennis House - 2607 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Allied Artists Pictures
      • William Castle Productions
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    • 1 hour 15 minutes
      • Black and White

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