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RUNTIME
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Tight 75-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
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House on Haunted Hill
"Consult your doctor! Bring your seatbelt!"
1959 1h 15m EN
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6.7TMDB Β· 639
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Synopsis
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Frederick Loren invites five strangers to the party of a lifetime and offers each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in the reportedly haunted house. Armed with a gun for protection, each guest arrives in a hearse and will either leave in it much richerβ¦Or dead.
βConsult your doctor! Bring your seatbelt!β
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Vincent Price
Frederick Loren
Carol Ohmart
Annabelle Loren
Richard Long
Lance Schroeder
Alan Marshal
Dr. David Trent
Carolyn Craig
Nora Manning
Elisha Cook Jr.
Watson Pritchard
Julie Mitchum
Ruth Bridgers
Leona Anderson
Mrs. Slydes
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- William Castle
- Writers
- Robb White
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts πΏ
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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.2M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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ERA
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67 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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CAST
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Directed by William Castle, shot by Carl E. Guthrie. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Von Dexter. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Roy V. Livingston shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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RUNTIME
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Vincent Price and Carol Ohmart and Richard Long carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Consult your doctor! Bring your seatbelt!".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
William Castle directs. Carl E. Guthrie behind the camera. Von Dexter scores. Roy V. Livingston cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 75-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Shot for just $0.2M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 367 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 4Directed by William Castle, shot by Carl E. Guthrie. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Von Dexter. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Roy V. Livingston shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Vincent Price and Carol Ohmart and Richard Long carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Consult your doctor! Bring your seatbelt!".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0051744 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 14 themes, including "skeleton", "wine cellar", "cigarette", "halloween".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Carl E. Guthrie
- Original score
- Von Dexter
- Editing
- Roy V. Livingston
- Makeup / hair
- Gale McGarry
- Runtime
- 75 min Β· 1h 15m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $200,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
William Castle
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- WI
William Castle Productions
US
- AL
Allied Artists Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerWilliam Castle
- EditorRoy V. Livingston
- Art DirectionDave Milton
- Production ManagerEdward Morey Jr.
- Assistant DirectorJack R. Berne
- Music EditorJerry Irvin
- Sound EditorCharles Schelling
- Set DecorationMorris Hoffman
- ContinuityVirginia Mazzuca
- CostumerRoger J. Weinberg
- CostumerNorah Sharpe
- HairstylistGale McGarry
- Makeup ArtistJack Dusick
- Sound EngineerRalph Butler
- Special EffectsHerman E. Townsley
- Associate ProducerRobb White
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- skeleton
- wine cellar
- cigarette
- halloween
- haunted house
- blind
- black and white
- dripping blood
- chandelier
- eccentric millionaire
- gimmick
- absurd
- tense
- frightened
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1959-02-17NR
- Theatrical1959-01-14
- Physical1990-01-01NRΒ· VHS
Also known as
International titles
- Skriet vid midnattSE
- Die 7 SΓ€rge des Dr. HorrorDE
- γγγγΈγ€γ₯γγΈγJP
- ε°ηγΈγ€γ₯γι¨ε±JP
