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House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill

Consult your doctor! Bring your seatbelt!

19596.81h 15m

Overview

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 richer…Or dead.

Directed by William Castle
Written by Robb White
Produced by William Castle
Box OfficeBudget: $200K0

Top Cast

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Frederick Loren

Carol Ohmart

Carol Ohmart

Annabelle Loren

Richard Long

Richard Long

Lance Schroeder

Alan Marshal

Alan Marshal

Dr. David Trent

Carolyn Craig

Carolyn Craig

Nora Manning

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Watson Pritchard

J

Julie Mitchum

Ruth Bridgers

Leona Anderson

Leona Anderson

Mrs. Slydes

H

Howard Hoffman

Jonas Slydes

B

By Himself

Skeleton

Themes & Keywords

skeletonwine cellarcigarettehaunted houseblindblack and whitedripping bloodchandeliereccentric millionairegimmicktensefrightened

About House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill is a horror, mystery film released in 1959 exploring themes of skeleton, wine cellar, cigarette, haunted house, blind, black and white. Directed by William Castle, it stars Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long. 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 richer…Or dead.

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