House on Haunted Hill 1959 Horror, Thriller Vincent Price

Movie: House on Haunted Hill
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release date: February 17, 1959
Director: William Castle
Cast: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long

Plot: Eccentric millionaire Frederick Loren (Vincent Price) invites five people to a "party" he is throwing for his fourth wife, Annabelle (Carol Ohmart), in an allegedly haunted house he has rented, promising to give them each $10,000 with the stipulation that they must stay the entire night in the house after the doors are locked at midnight. The five guests are test pilot Lance Schroeder (Richard Long (actor), newspaper columnist Ruth Bridges (Julie Mitchum), psychiatrist Dr. David Trent (Alan Marshal (actor)) who specializes in hysteria, Nora Manning (Carolyn Craig), who works for one of Loren's companies, and the house's owner Watson Pritchard (Elisha Cook Jr.). Pritchard disapproves of Loren's use of the house for his "party," making it unclear how Loren acquired access to the house in the first place.
Arriving late at night in separate funeral cars with a hearse leading the procession, Loren's guests are told the rules of the party, and each is given a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer for protection. Forced to attend the party, Loren's wife tries to warn the guests that her husband is Psychosis, causing them to be very suspicious of him. Nora becomes convinced that he's trying to kill her when she keeps seeing frightening apparitions, including the ghost of Annabelle, who had apparently hanged herself sometime during the night.