House on Haunted Hill (1959)
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- Approved
- 1h 15min
- Crime, Horror
- 17 Feb 1959 (USA)
- Movie
A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.
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Cast verified as complete
Vincent Price | ... |
Frederick Loren
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Carol Ohmart | ... |
Annabelle Loren
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Richard Long | ... |
Lance Schroeder
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Alan Marshal | ... |
Dr. David Trent
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Carolyn Craig | ... |
Nora Manning
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Elisha Cook Jr. | ... |
Watson Pritchard
(as Elisha Cook)
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Julie Mitchum | ... |
Ruth Bridges
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Leona Anderson | ... |
Mrs. Slydes
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Howard Hoffman | ... |
Jonas
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Skeleton | ... |
Skeleton
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Directed by
William Castle | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Robb White | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
William Castle | ... | producer (produced by) |
Robb White | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Von Dexter | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
Carl E. Guthrie | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Roy V. Livingston | ... | film editor (as Roy Livingston) |
Art Direction by
Dave Milton | ... | (as David Milton) |
Set Decoration by
Morris Hoffman |
Makeup Department
Jack Dusick | ... | makeup artist |
Gale McGarry | ... | hair stylist (as Gale Mc Garry) |
Production Management
Edward Morey Jr. | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack R. Berne | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Ted Mossman | ... | property (as Teddy Mossman) |
James West | ... | construction supervisor |
Sound Department
Ralph Butler | ... | recording engineer |
Charles G. Schelling | ... | sound editor (as Charles Schelling) |
Special Effects by
Herman E. Townsley | ... | special effects (as Herman Townsley) |
Daniel Hays | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Bernie Schwartz | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Norah Sharpe | ... | wardrobe: ladies |
Roger J. Weinberg | ... | wardrobe: men |
Music Department
Von Dexter | ... | conductor |
Jerry Irvin | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
Virginia Mazzuca | ... | set continuity |
Transportation Department
Frank Duffy | ... | transportation (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Reynold Brown | ... | movie poster art (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Allied Artists Pictures (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (as Allied Artists Pictures Corporation) (presents)
- Allied Artists de Mexico (1959) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Associated British-Pathé (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- City Film (1959) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- J. Arthur Rank Film (1959) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Kontinental (1960) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (United Artists) (1960) (France) (theatrical)
- Cawall Film (1963) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1963) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Allied Artists Television (1965) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Lorimar (1980) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Key Video (1985) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Lorimar-Telepictures (1989) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Fox Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Television Distribution (1992) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- A+E Networks (1994) (United States) (tv) (cable)
- Warner Home Video (1994) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- VCI Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Brentwood Home Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Front Row Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Front Row Entertainment (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- Platinum Disc (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- MRA Entertainment Group (2002) (Australia) (DVD)
- MRA Entertainment Group (2002) (Australia) (VHS)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Flashback Home Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
- Research Entertainment (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
- Vintage Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Clint Hickman Productions (2004) (World-wide) (3-D)
- Digiview Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- EastWest Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2005) (United States) (tv) (cable TV)
- X-Gabu Film (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Cinema Epoch (2007) (United States) (3-D)
- Dreamline Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Pan Vision Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- St. Clair Vision (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- E1 Entertainment (UK) (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Internet Archive (2010) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Scream Factory (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Tema Distribuciones (2015) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Penteo Films S.L. (2017) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Film Volt (2018) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- 3GTG (2020) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)
- Rogue Video (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Gemini Entertainment (2022) (Japan) (video)
- BuckRay TV (2022) (United States) (video)
- ROKiT FLIX (2023) (United States)
- Stream Go Media (2022) (World-wide)
- Westlake Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Clint Hickman Productions (3D process)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren and his 4th wife, Annabelle, have invited 5 people to the house on Haunted Hill for a "Haunted House" party. Whoever will stay in the house for one night will earn ten thousand dollars each. As the night progresses, all the guests are trapped inside the house with ghosts, murderers, and other terrors.
Written by Tony Mayer |
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Taglines | See it with someone with warm hands! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $200,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Director Trademark: [gimmick] Used a gimmick called "Emergo" in theaters. When the skeleton rises from the acid vat in the film, a lighted plastic skeleton on a wire appeared from a black box next to the screen to swoop over the heads of the audience. The skeleton would then be pulled back into the box as the skeleton in the film is "reeled in." Many theaters soon stopped using this "effect" because when the local boys heard about it, they would bring slingshots to the theater; when the skeleton started its journey, they would pull out their slingshots and fire at it with stones, BBs, ball bearings and whatever else they could find. See more » |
Goofs | Lance locks his door from the inside with a deadbolt, after the Doctor calls everybody to the meeting, and leaves through Nora's door. When they return from the meeting, he opens his unlocked door from the outside. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Elvira's Horror Classics (2004). See more » |
Soundtracks | Theme 'House on Haunted Hill' See more » |
Crazy Credits | The end title credits list "Skeleton - By Himself". See more » |
Quotes |
Frederick Loren:
Don't stay up thinking of ways to get rid of me, it makes wrinkles. See more » |