Name: The Haunted Bedroom
Released: 1919
Cast: Enid Bennett, Dorcas Matthews, Jack Nelson, Lloyd Hughes, William Conklin

Brief Synopsis

Journalist Betsy Thorne travels from New York to Virginia to cover a story about the disappearance of Daniel Arnold at a supposedly haunted estate. In order to get into the house, she pretends to be a maid. In the household she meets Daniel's sister Dolores, the neighbor Dr. James Dunwoody who loves Dolores, and his son Roland, who is under suspicion. Betsy pretends to be tough, but when she sees a ghost emerge from the chapel, she screams. The result is that Dolores locks her in at night. The following night, Betsy climbs out of her window and sees the ghost again, this time in the graveyard. After some intrepid investigating, she finds that playing certain chords on the chapel organ cause a door to open, leading into a passage to a tomb. Betsy bravely pursues the ghost who turns out to be Daniel, though he has become deranged. Further, she discovers that he is actually desired by the law as an international forger.

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Also Known As

The Ghost of the Whispering Oaks

Release Date

May 25, 1919

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Thomas H. Ince Productions

Distribution Company

Famous Players-Lasky Corp.; Paramount Pictures

Country

United States

Technical Specs

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Film Length

5,092ft (5 reels)

Synopsis

New York reporter Betsy Thorne is sent to Virginia to investigate the disappearance of Daniel Arnold at a supposedly haunted estate. She dons a maid's uniform to gain entrance and meets Daniel's sister Dolores, Dr. James Dunwoody, a neighbor who loves Dolores, and his son Roland, who is suspect. When Betsy sees a ghost emerge from the chapel, she screams provoking Dolores to lock her in at night. The next night, Betsy climbs out of her window and sees the ghost in the graveyard. She then discovers that chords played on the chapel organ will open a door leading to a passage that goes to a tomb. Following the passage, Betsy confronts the ghost who reveals himself to be Daniel, in a demented state, who is really a wanted international forger. Dolores, really his wife, attacked him and left him to die. Betsy, now in love with Roland, quits her job and stays in Virginia.