the old dark house movie trailer

The New York Times praised the film stating that "there is a wealth of talent in the production" and "like Frankenstein, it has the advantage of being directed by James Whale who once again proves his ability".[7] The box office reception started well in the first week of release, but later suffered through negative word of mouth.[2] It was booked for three weeks at the Rialto Theatre in New York where the audience turn-out dropped to less than half in its second week and the film was pulled after ten days.[2] The film performed better in England, where it broke house records at the Capitol Theatre in London.[2] Modern reception has been more generally positive, with the film-ranking website Rotten Tomatoes reporting that 100% of critics had given the film positive reviews, based upon a sample of six reviews.[8] Ali Catterall of Channel 4 referred to the film as "Impressively atmospheric and hilariously grim".[9] Time Out London praised the film stating that "Whale manages to parody the conventions of the dark house horror genre as he creates them, in which respect the film remains entirely modern."[10] Karl Williams of the film database Allmovie wrote that "by the 1960s attained a grail-like status among fans of director James Whale...The Old Dark House came to be reconsidered a cult gem, part of the renewal of interest in Whale's talents many years after his creative peak".[6] watch more