The Haunted House
Cast & Crew
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Benjamin Christensen
Director
Larry Kent
Billy
Thelma Todd
The nurse
Edmund Breese
James Herbert
Sidney Bracy
Tully
Barbara Bedford
Nancy
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
Nov
4,
1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Haunted House; an American Comedy in Three Acts by Owen Davis (New York, 1926).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 5m
Sound
Mono (musical score and sound effects), Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,755ft
(7 reels)
Synopsis
James Herbert, an eccentric millionaire apparently on the brink of death, sends for his four most likely heirs: Billy, Tully, Nancy, and Mrs. Rackham. He gives each of them a sealed letter with instructions not to open it until his death. All four disregard the old man's wishes and open their letters, learning that Herbert has hidden a fortune in bonds in a haunted house. The four go there and meet with a mad doctor, a caretaker, a sleepwalking girl, and a beautiful nurse. After a night of strange noises, weird happenings, and screams, Herbert appears and explains that the ghosts and ghouls, hired from central casting, were part of a test to discover the true nature of his presumptive heirs. Billy is then designated as the rightful heir.
Director
Benjamin Christensen
Director
Cast
Larry Kent
Billy
Thelma Todd
The nurse
Edmund Breese
James Herbert
Sidney Bracy
Tully
Barbara Bedford
Nancy
Flora Finch
Mrs. Rackham
Chester Conklin
Mr. Rackham
William V. Mong
The Caretaker
Montague Love
The Mad Doctor
Eve Southern
Sleepwalking girl
Johnny Gough
Jack, the chauffeur
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
Nov
4,
1928
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Haunted House; an American Comedy in Three Acts by Owen Davis (New York, 1926).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 5m
Sound
Mono (musical score and sound effects), Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5,755ft
(7 reels)
