This Day in Halloween: James Whale's "The Old Dark House" -- featuring Boris Karloff -- opens in the U.S. in 1932. / Illustration by Brooke Ramirez
The Old Dark House opens in the U.S. in 1932. The James Whale film features Boris Karloff as the menacing, disfigured butler of a creepy estate, and is a pioneering effort in both the spooky house storyline, as well as in comedic horror.
