House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Description

House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 American horror film film. It was directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and stars Vincent Price as Eccentricity (behavior) millionaire Frederick Loren. He and his fourth wife, Annabelle, have invited five people to the house for a “haunted house” party. Whoever stays in the house for one night will earn $10,000. As the night progresses, all the guests are trapped inside the house with ghosts, murderers, and other terrors.

Exterior shots of the house were filmed at the historic Ennis House in Los Feliz, California, California.

Cast

• Vincent Price as Frederick Loren
• Carol Ohmart as Annabelle Loren
• Richard Long as Lance Schroeder
• Alan Marshal as Dr. David Trent
• Carolyn Craig as Nora Manning
• Elisha Cook Jr. as Watson Pritchard (credited as Elisha Cook)
• Julie Mitchum as Ruth Bridgers
• Leona Anderson as Mrs. Slydes
• Howard Hoffman as Jonas Slydes