The Ghost Breaker
Brief Synopsis
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A young man and his manservant, escaping from a backwoods family feud, are persuaded by a beautiful young heiress to help her rid her newly-gained Spanish castle of ghosts. The ghostly sightings, however, are the handiwork of the Duke d'Alba, who hopes to seize the castle's hidden treasure and use it to win the hand of the heiress.
Cast & Crew
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Alfred E. Green
Director
Wallace Reid
Warren Jarvis, a ghost breaker
Lila Lee
Maria Theresa, a Spanish heiress
Walter Hiers
Rusty Snow, a colored servant
Arthur Carewe
Duke D'Alva, leader of ghosts
J. Farrell Macdonald
Sam Marcum, a Kentucky feudist
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Oct
15,
1922
Premiere Information
New York premiere: ca10 Sep 1922
Production Company
Famous Players--Lasky
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Ghost Breaker, a Melodramatic Farce in Four Acts by Paul Dickey, Charles W. Goddard (New York, 1909).
Technical Specs
Duration
57m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5,130ft
(5 reels)
Synopsis
Trying to escape from a Kentucky mountain family feud, Warren Jarvis meets and agrees to help Maria Theresa rid her father's castle of ghosts and find a treasure thought to be hidden there. He discovers that the "ghosts" are hired by the Duke D'Alva, a neighbor of Maria Theresa's who hoped to find the treasure and marry her. Warren and Maria find no gold but a greater treasure--love.
Director
Alfred E. Green
Director
Cast
Wallace Reid
Warren Jarvis, a ghost breaker
Lila Lee
Maria Theresa, a Spanish heiress
Walter Hiers
Rusty Snow, a colored servant
Arthur Carewe
Duke D'Alva, leader of ghosts
J. Farrell Macdonald
Sam Marcum, a Kentucky feudist
Frances Raymond
Aunt Mary Jarvis
Snitz Edwards
Maurice
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Oct
15,
1922
Premiere Information
New York premiere: ca10 Sep 1922
Production Company
Famous Players--Lasky
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Ghost Breaker, a Melodramatic Farce in Four Acts by Paul Dickey, Charles W. Goddard (New York, 1909).
Technical Specs
Duration
57m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5,130ft
(5 reels)
