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| − | The Old Dark House is a lesser-known, 1932 Universal | + | [[File:The Old Dark House.jpg|200px|thumb|right|That's Hollywood]] |
| + | ''The Old Dark House'' is a lesser-known, 1932 Universal horror film that is considered to be a main influence on the structure of ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''. The film was directed by James Whale, starring Boris Karloff, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Massey, and Ernest Thesiger, and was filmed at [[Oakley Court]], the same location where ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' was filmed. | ||
| − | Like Rocky Horror, the film involves a couple (Massey and Stuart) that get lost while driving at night in a heavy storm, and seek refuge in a remote castle where they meet a strange family and their butler (Karloff) | + | Like ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'', the film involves a couple (Massey and Stuart) that get lost while driving at night in a heavy storm, and seek refuge in a remote castle where they meet a strange family and their butler (Karloff) along with other visitors to the house, including a chorus girl. Overnight debauchery, a dinner scene, and other story beats seem to be direct influences on the ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'''s plot line. |
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Revision as of 16:45, 10 November 2020
The Old Dark House is a lesser-known, 1932 Universal horror film that is considered to be a main influence on the structure of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The film was directed by James Whale, starring Boris Karloff, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Raymond Massey, and Ernest Thesiger, and was filmed at Oakley Court, the same location where The Rocky Horror Picture Show was filmed.
Like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the film involves a couple (Massey and Stuart) that get lost while driving at night in a heavy storm, and seek refuge in a remote castle where they meet a strange family and their butler (Karloff) along with other visitors to the house, including a chorus girl. Overnight debauchery, a dinner scene, and other story beats seem to be direct influences on the The Rocky Horror Picture Show's plot line.
