House on Haunted Hill 1959
Watson Pritchard: (Elisha Cook Jr.)
“Only the ghosts in this house are glad we’re here”.
“The ghosts are moving tonight, restless… hungry. May I introduce myself? I’m Watson Pritchard. In just a moment I’ll show you the only really haunted house in the world. Since it was built a century ago, seven people including my brother have been murdered in it, since then, I’ve owned the house. I only spent one night then and when they found me in the morning, I… I was almost dead.”
“These guns are no good against the dead. Only the living.”
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It’s a fun movie, Joey. The production values are a bit generic, standard issues Allied Artists, otherwise it’s a good show with a terrific cast. The Robb White script is quite witty at times. I like the Mutt and Jeff casting of Vincent Price and Elisha Coook, Jr., the one the rich guest in the house, the other the haunted owner.