The Haunted House (1928 film)

The Haunted House
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Directed by	Benjamin Christensen
Produced by	Richard A. Rowland Wid Gunning
Written by	"Richard Bee" (Benjamin Christensen) Lajos Bíró Cornell Woolrich (titles)
Based on	The Haunted House (1924 play)  by Owen Davis
Starring	Larry Kent Thelma Todd
Music by	Max Bergunker Gerard Carbonara Karl Hajos
Cinematography	Sol Polito
Edited by	Frank Ware
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Release dates	November 4, 1928
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Haunted House is a 1928 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Benjamin Christensen. Christensen also wrote the script under the name "Richard Bee". The film stars Larry Kent and Thelma Todd and is based on Owen Davis's 1924 Broadway play of the same name. The Haunted House is now presumed lost,^[1] but the entire Vitaphone soundtrack featuring music and sound effects survives and can be heard at archive.org as part of the Vitaphone Varieties lineup.

Cast

• Larry Kent as Billy
• Thelma Todd as The Nurse
• Edmund Breese as Uncle Herbert
• Sidney Bracey as Tully
• Barbara Bedford as Nancy
• Flora Finch as Mrs.Rackham
• Chester Conklin as Mr. Rackham
• William V. Mong as Caretaker
• Montagu Love as Mad Doctor
• Eve Southern as Sleepwalking girl
• John Gough as Chauffeur

References

1. Soister, John T. (2012). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland. p. 252. ISBN 0-786-48790-9.

External links

• The Haunted House at the Internet Movie Database
• The Haunted House at the TCM Movie Database
• The Haunted House at AllMovie
• Vitaphone Varieties Collection at the archive.org