Universal Pictures
Directed by James Whale
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Cohen Media Group)
A group of travelers get caught in a heavy storm and seek refuge at a nearby country mansion. They are greeted by the deformed face of Boris Karloff, then reluctantly let in by a nervous butler who turns out to own the house along with his older sister. They allow them to stay the night, but have no beds to offer them. During dinner, more stranded guests arrive and they gather around the fireplace for the night. Karloff gets drunk and attacks one of the girls. Another guest goes upstairs and finds a hundred year old man lying in a bed who warns them about a crazed son locked away upstairs. Karloff lets him loose and it is up to the guests to stop the chaos. The impact of the film fades after repeated viewings, and at times I found it unintentionally funny. Karloff is imposing but his character is underdeveloped, while a budding romance between two of the guests takes up too much time.
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