House on Haunted Hill (1959) | Directed by William Castle - Full Movie

A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.

House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 American campy supernatural horror film directed by William Castle. The film was written by Robb White and stars Vincent Price and Carol Ohmart. Price plays an eccentric millionaire, Frederick Loren, who, along with his wife Annabelle, has 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, the guests are trapped within the house with an assortment of terrors.

The film uses many props used in carnival haunted houses to generate fear and terror.

Directed by: William Castle
Written by: Robb White
Produced by: William Castle, Robb White
Starring: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Elisha Cook, Carolyn Craig, Alan Marshal, Julie Mitchum, Richard Long
Cinematography: Carl E. Guthrie
Edited by: Roy V. Livingston
Music by: Richard Kayne, Richard Loring, Von Dexter
Color process: Black and white
Production company: William Castle Productions
Distributed by: Allied Artists
Release date: February 17, 1959
Running time: 75 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $200,000 (estimated)
Box office: $2.5 million