This is a complete ripoff of a somewhat better remake, "The Old Dark House"(1963). Although Andree Melly is very lovely as she was in "Brides Of Dracula"(1960).
shareI don't know about legal action, but that chick was more bizarre looking than attractive.
shareI finally got to see this, and babettegillette is utterly right. This is a flat-out copy of, the marginally better, Old Dark House (the 1963 version), without any acknowledgement of that fact, as far as I can tell. Both films also demonstrate, evidently, that comedy takes a different set of directing skills from horror. Two of the top horror directors of the time, Fisher and Castle, do poorly with these comedies. What a Carve Up and Carry On Screaming do a better job splicing these genres.
shareI would say this one has enough different plot details to the 1963 Old Dark House for it not to be a complete rip-off. The same as the 1963 Old Dark House is different enough from the original 1932 Old Dark House for it not to be a copy.
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