Chamber of Horrors (1929 film)
Chamber of Horrors is a 1929 British silent horror film directed by Walter Summers and starring Frank Stanmore and Elizabeth Hempel. It was made at Welwyn Studios.[1] Film historians consider this movie the last major silent film made in England.[2]
| Chamber of Horrors | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Summers |
| Produced by | H. Bruce Woolfe |
| Written by | Walter Summers |
| Starring | Frank Stanmore Elizabeth Hempel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
Release date | March 1929 |
Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
James Budgeforth (Frank Stanmore) spends the night in the Chamber of Horrors of Madame Tussauds. While there, he has a nightmare in which he murders his mistress Ninette (Elizabeth Hempel), and believing the dream to be real, he loses his sanity during the night.
Cast
- Frank Stanmore as James Budgeforth
- Elizabeth Hempel as Ninette
- Leslie Holland as deaf mute
- Joan Maude as lady reporter
- Fanny Wright as lecturer
References
- Wood p.67
- Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 337. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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