| House on Haunted Hill | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | House on Haunted Hill |
| Director: | William Castle |
| Writers: | Robb White |
| Producers: | William Castle; Robb White |
| Composer: | Von Dexter |
| Cinematography: | Carl E. Guthrie |
| Editors: | Roy Livingston |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | William Castle Productions Allied Artists Pictures |
| Released: | February 17th, 1959 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 75 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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House on Haunted Hill is an American feature film of the mystery thriller subgenre of horror. It was directed by William Castle with a screenplay written by Robb White. It was produced by William Castle Productions and distributed in the United States by Allied Artists Pictures. It premiered theatrically on February 17th, 1959.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vincent Price | Frederick Loren |
| Carol Ohmart | Annabelle Loren |
| Richard Long | Lance Schroeder |
| Alan Marshal | Doctor David Trent |
| Elisha Cook | Watson Pritchard |
| Julie Mitchum | Ruth Bridgers |
| Leona Anderson | Mrs. Slydes |
| Howard Hoffman | Jonas |
| Skeleton | Himself |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "The 13 greatest shocks of all time!" (also re-worded as "The 13 greatest shocks ever seen!").
- House on Haunted Hill exists in the public domain, which means that there is no ownership of copyright and can be distributed freely. This is why it is included on every Vincent Price DVD bundle and can be found on virtually all streaming services.
- There are only ten credited cast members in this film. Nine of the cast members are human beings with one cast member being a skeleton. Five of the nine cast members are male, and four are female.
- Actor Elisha Cook, Jr. is credited as Elisha Cook in this film.
- Production on House on Haunted Hill began on July 22nd, 1958. Principal filming concluded on September 16th, 1958. The movie was filmed primarily in-studio in Los Angeles, California. Exterior shots of the house were filmed at Ennis House, located at 2607 Glendower Avenue in Los Feliz, California. [1]
- This movie employed a theatrical gimmick called Emergo. During screenings, a plastic skeleton suspended upon a pulley system would be flown above the audience's heads during the scene in the movie where the skeleton pops out. [2][3]
- On the movie review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, House on Haunted Hill holds an 89% Fresh rating on the Tomatometer based on twenty-seven approved critic reviews. It has an audience score of 73% based on more than 10,000 user ratings. [4]
- House on Haunted Hill was remade in 1999 by director William Malone with a screenplay written by Robb White and Dick Beebe. It was released eight months after the 40th anniversary of the original film.
Recommendations[]
External Links[]
- House on Haunted Hill at AMG
- House on Haunted Hill at TCM
- House on Haunted Hill at IMDB
- House on Haunted Hill at Wikipedia
- House on Haunted Hill at Themoviedb.org
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; House on Haunted Hill (1959); Filming & Production.
- ↑ Grindhouse Cinema Database (GCDB); Emergo.
- ↑ Law, John W. (2000). Scare tactic: the life & films of William Castle. San Jose [Calif.]: Writers Club Press. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0595095445. OCLC 60884288.
- ↑ Rotten Tomatoes; House on Haunted Hill; Tomatometer/Audience Score.
Keywords[]
Acid | Alcoholism | Coffin | Dead animals | Handgun | Hangings | Haunted house | Head injury | Knife | Pistol | Rats | Severed head | Skeleton | Smoking