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Old Dark House Mysteries

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  • The Bat (1926)

    1. The Bat

    19261h 26m
    6.5 (993)
    A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
    DirectorRoland WestStarsGeorge BerangerCharles HerzingerEmily Fitzroy
  • Una Merkel and Chester Morris in The Bat Whispers (1930)

    2. The Bat Whispers

    19301h 24mApproved
    6.3 (1.4K)
    A master criminal terrorizes the occupants of an isolated country mansion.
    DirectorRoland WestStarsChester MorrisUna MerkelWilliam Bakewell
  • Laura La Plante in The Cat and the Canary (1927)

    3. The Cat and the Canary

    19271h 48mPassed
    7.1 (3.7K)
    Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.
    DirectorPaul LeniStarsLaura La PlanteCreighton HaleForrest Stanley
  • Paulette Goddard in The Cat and the Canary (1939)

    4. The Cat and the Canary

    19391h 12mApproved
    7.1 (4.1K)
    When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.
    DirectorElliott NugentStarsBob HopePaulette GoddardJohn Beal
  • Honor Blackman, Olivia Hussey, Edward Fox, Michael Callan, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Beatrix Lehmann, Carol Lynley, Daniel Massey, and Peter McEnery in The Cat and the Canary (1978)

    5. The Cat and the Canary

    19781h 38mPG
    5.6 (1.8K)
    A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
    DirectorRadley MetzgerStarsHonor BlackmanMichael CallanEdward Fox
  • Lupita Tovar in La voluntad del muerto (1930)

    6. La voluntad del muerto

    19301h 27mPassed
    5.9 (41)
    Strange happenings and disappearances take place in an old dark house.
    DirectorGeorge MelfordStarsAntonio MorenoLupita TovarAndrés de Segurola
    Spanish language version of The Cat And The Canary
  • Boris Karloff and Gloria Stuart in The Old Dark House (1932)

    7. The Old Dark House

    19321h 12mApproved
    7.0 (14K)
    Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.
    DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffMelvyn DouglasCharles Laughton
  • The Old Dark House (1963)

    8. The Old Dark House

    19631h 26mApproved
    5.4 (2.7K)
    In England, an American car salesman ends-up spending a stormy night at the mysterious and deadly mansion of a client's family.
    DirectorWilliam CastleStarsTom PostonRobert MorleyJanette Scott
  • Edward Everett Horton, Louise Fazenda, and May McAvoy in The Terror (1928)

    9. The Terror

    19281h 25m
    6.7 (78)
    Guests at an old English manor house are stalked by a mysterious killer known only as 'The Terror.'
    DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsMay McAvoyLouise FazendaEdward Everett Horton
  • The Terror (1938)

    10. The Terror

    19381h 4m
    5.5 (314)
    A criminal mastermind robs gold, frames his gang, keeps loot. Freed gang searches for ex-boss for revenge and their share.
    DirectorRichard BirdStarsWilfrid LawsonBernard LeeArthur Wontner
  • Boris Karloff in The Ghoul (1933)

    11. The Ghoul

    19331h 20mApproved
    5.8 (3.6K)
    An Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.
    DirectorT. Hayes HunterStarsBoris KarloffCedric HardwickeErnest Thesiger
  • George M. Cohan and Anna Q. Nilsson in Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917)

    12. Seven Keys to Baldpate

    19171h 5mPassed
    6.1 (136)
    A writer bets a friend that he can write a 10,000-word novel in 24 hours. The friends takes the bet, and gives him the keys to his Baldpate Inn, which has been closed for the winter, so he can write in complete seclusion. Things start heating up, though, when a succession of people who also have keys to the inn begin showing up.
    DirectorHugh FordStarsGeorge M. CohanAnna Q. NilssonHedda Hopper
  • Miriam Seegar in Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)

    13. Seven Keys to Baldpate

    19291h 12m
    6.1 (470)
    A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Peace and quiet are last things he gets, though, as there are some very strange things going on at the establishment.
    DirectorReginald BarkerStarsRichard DixMiriam SeegarMargaret Livingston
  • Margaret Callahan and Gene Raymond in Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)

    14. Seven Keys to Baldpate

    19351h 20mApproved
    5.9 (408)
    A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. However, peace and quiet are the last things he gets, as there are some very strange goings-on at the establishment.
    DirectorsWilliam HamiltonEdward KillyStarsGene RaymondMargaret CallahanEric Blore
  • Eduardo Ciannelli, Jimmy Conlin, Phillip Terry, and Jacqueline White in Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)

    15. Seven Keys to Baldpate

    19471h 4mApproved
    6.0 (547)
    A mystery writer gets caught up in a real mystery when he accepts a bet to write a book at Baldpate, a remote inn.
    DirectorLew LandersStarsPhillip TerryJacqueline WhiteEduardo Ciannelli
  • 16. Seven Keys to Baldpate

    19461h 30mTV Movie
    5.8 (12)
    StarsVinton HayworthEva CondonVaughn Taylor
  • Seven Keys to Baldpate (1916)

    17. Seven Keys to Baldpate

    1916Passed
    DirectorMonte LukeStarsDorothy BruntonJ. Plumpton WilsonAgnes Keogh
  • Douglas MacLean and Edith Roberts in Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)

    18. Seven Keys to Baldpate

    19251h 6m
    5.5 (21)
    William Magee, author, returns from Europe and declares that instead of writing while he was there he was buying presents for Mary Norton, daughter of his publisher, to whom he is engaged. Norton, who faces ruin if Magee does not produce another novel on short order, forbids his daughter's marriage until the book is written. Magee agrees to write, and Bentley offers him the use of Baldpate Inn, a summer resort closed for the season and therefore quiet. The caretakers tell Magee that the key they give him is the only one in existence that will open the inn. But while he is writing Bland unlocks the door, enters, and hides a large sum of money in the inn safe. Then in rapid succession the members of a gang of crooks looking for the money enter. Magee, thinking that the people are in a conspiracy to interrupt him, ignores the warning of Mary that he is in danger. The sheriff arrives to arrest all present at the inn, but Magee eludes him. The caretakers return and Magee tells them he has finished the book. Only then is it learned that all of the action is really in the book, and has not happened in reality. Mary arrives and is told by Magee that the novel is finished and they are to be married next day.
    DirectorFred C. NewmeyerStarsDouglas MacLeanEdith RobertsAnders Randolf
  • Fred Gwynne, Anita Dangler, and Pat Stanley in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)

    19. The DuPont Show of the Week

    Episode: 

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

    (1962)
    1961–19641hTV Episode
    7.0 (10)
    Magee, a writer, holes up at an isolated place in the country, Baldpate, where he hopes to have enough peace and quiet to complete a book. Unfortunately, some very alarming characters want to use the same place for less worthy endeavors.
    DirectorPaul AlmondStarsFred GwynneBruce GordonJayne Meadows
  • Broadway Television Theatre (1952)

    20. Broadway Television Theatre

    Episode: 

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

    (1952)
    1952–1954TV Episode
    An American author finds a dilapidated Welsh manor perfect for writing until the residents host a bizarre family reunion.
    StarBuddy Ebsen
  • Christopher Lee, John Carradine, Peter Cushing, Vincent Price, Desi Arnaz Jr., Sheila Keith, and Julie Peasgood in House of the Long Shadows (1983)

    21. House of the Long Shadows

    19831h 40mPG
    6.2 (5.2K)
    An American author finds a dilapidated Welsh manor perfect for writing until the residents host a bizarre family reunion.
    DirectorPete WalkerStarsVincent PriceChristopher LeePeter Cushing
    based on Seven Keys To Baldpate
  • Donald Cook and Genevieve Tobin in The 9th Guest (1934)

    22. The 9th Guest

    19341h 5mPassed
    6.7 (758)
    Eight people are invited to dinner in a fashionable penthouse apartment. After they are wined and dined, a voice on the radio informs them that they will be murdered unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest: Death.
    DirectorRoy William NeillStarsDonald CookGenevieve TobinHardie Albright
  • Judith Anderson, Mischa Auer, June Duprez, Barry Fitzgerald, Richard Haydn, Louis Hayward, Walter Huston, C. Aubrey Smith, and Roland Young in And Then There Were None (1945)

    23. And Then There Were None

    19451h 37mApproved
    7.4 (18K)
    Seven guests, a newly hired secretary and two staff are gathered at a manor house on an isolated island by an unknown absentee host and are killed off one-by-one. They work together to determine who the killer is before it's too late.
    DirectorRené ClairStarsBarry FitzgeraldWalter HustonLouis Hayward
  • Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard in The Ghost Breakers (1940)

    24. The Ghost Breakers

    19401h 25mApproved
    7.0 (4.4K)
    A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.
    DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsBob HopePaulette GoddardRichard Carlson
  • Ghost Catchers (1944)

    25. Ghost Catchers

    19441h 8mApproved
    5.5 (229)
    Two zanies get mixed up with a Southern colonel, his beautiful daughters, a nightclub and a haunted mansion.
    DirectorEdward F. ClineStarsOle OlsenChic JohnsonGloria Jean

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