The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
311 audience votes
Key crew
- James WhaleDirector
- Benn W. LevyScreenplay
- David BroekmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Boris KarloffMorgan
- Melvyn DouglasPenderel
- Charles LaughtonSir William Porterhouse
- Lilian BondGladys
- Ernest ThesigerHorace Femm
- Eva MooreRebecca Femm
- Raymond MasseyPhilip Waverton
- Gloria StuartMargaret Waverton
- Elspeth DudgeonSir Roderick Femm
- Brember WillsSaul Femm
Stills
Themes
walesbased on novel or bookfamily secretssocial satireblack and whiteold dark housemadnesspre-codeisolated housestormy nightcreepy housemute servant