Hangman's House
Brief Synopsis
Set in Ireland and notable today as the first movie in which John Wayne is clearly visible, a spectator at the steeplechase. He knocks the fence down and leads the other spectators toward the winning horse.
Cast & Crew
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John Ford
Director
June Collyer
Connaught O'Brien
Larry Kent
Dermott McDermott
Earle Foxe
John Darcy
Victor Mclaglen
Citizen Hogan
Hobart Bosworth
Lord Chief Justice O'Brien
Film Details
Release Date
May
13,
1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Hangman's House by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne (New York & London, 1926).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6,518ft
(7 reels)
Synopsis
Irish lass Connaught O'Brien is in love with Dermott McDermott, but to please her dying father she marries John Darcy, a drunkard and a wastrel. Darcy meets his death in a duel with soldier of fortune Citizen Hogan, whose sister Darcy wronged, leaving Connaught free to marry her childhood sweetheart.
Director
John Ford
Director
Cast
June Collyer
Connaught O'Brien
Larry Kent
Dermott McDermott
Earle Foxe
John Darcy
Victor Mclaglen
Citizen Hogan
Hobart Bosworth
Lord Chief Justice O'Brien
Joseph Burke
Neddy Joe
Eric Mayne
Colonel of Legionnaires
Belle Stoddard
Anne McDermott
Crew
Film Details
Release Date
May
13,
1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Hangman's House by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne (New York & London, 1926).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 27m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6,518ft
(7 reels)
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Sources disagree in crediting scenarist.
