The Old Dark House (1963)

Robert Morley: Roderick Femm

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• Roderick Femm : Any member of the family refusing to live here, loses all rights to the fortune.

  Morgana Femm : If any member of the family is not home by midnight, every night, loses all rights to inheritance.

  Cecily Femm : The Femm fortune, all of it, is left to the house. The Will can never be changed unless the house dies.

  Tom Penderel : How can a house die? Did you ever try burning it?

  Morgana Femm : I did once - but you can't burn solid rock.

• Cecily Femm : This is Mr. Tom Penderel, he was a friend of Caspar's.

  Roderick Femm : Really? Caspar had some very strange friends. Were you one of them?

  Tom Penderel : No, I'm not strange. I'm American.

• Roderick Femm : [... upon discovering Agatha's body, with knitting needles crossed through her neck]  Must have been murder... she always knitted so carefully.

• Cecily Femm : Mr Penderel feels he really must leave Femm Hall now. He really must.

  Roderick Femm : Oh, no, no. Good gracious, no! I wouldn't hear of it. Couldn't possibly let you go now, Mr Penderel. You know, it's not every day that we have an American for dinner. Such a treat for us all. I'm sure the others will be delighted.

• Tom Penderel : [Wondering how the Femms manage to get by in their big house]  So, what do you use for money? I mean, how do you live?

  Roderick Femm : Once a year, we divide the interest of the capital. On the anniversary of great-great-grandfather's hanging.