Horror-Thriller Film 1930's era...?

Question

There are a couple living in a old Mansion which has a portrait of the same mansion and drive on the living room wall...
They notice a dark ghostly figure in a long black monks habit has appeared in the Painting.. and it starts moving nearer to the front door, at the end of the film, they look at the painting, and the 'figure' is on the doorstep, and they hear knocking at thier own real front door....
it was shown (i think) on ch4 england in the early eighties.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

There's a number of them i can think of.
I'll try and remember.

1. The old dark house - 1932
2. Night of terror - 1933
3. Night must fall - 1937

Also try a 1944 film called 'The Uninvited'
Sorry i can't tell you the exact thing. 

Hope i helped you though.
A,Holt

Skyman00 · Answer

You described one of the three stories in the pilot episode of the 1969 night gallery TV series. Starring Roddy Mcdowall. There was a corpse dressed in black that rose from the grave, but not a monk. Here's a plot synopsis.It's different than you described but very close, plot wise.

http://www.blackhorrormovies.com/nightgallery.html

rookgaroo · Answer

I'm not sure about your movie but that's almost the exact same thing that happens in a segment of Night Gallery.  Roddy McDowall murders his uncle and a painting of the cemetery outside his house shows the old boy leaving his grave and gradually approaching the house.  Here's a piece of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HrRqPMYZN0&feature=related

acspark · Answer

I just watched that movie a few weeks ago on late night. Good movie but I can't think of the name of it right now. If I remember I'll let you know.

Anonymous · Answer

Portrait of Dorian Gray?  probably not

Horror-Thriller Film 1930's era...?

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