The House of Secrets (1929 film)
The House of Secrets is a 1929 American mystery film directed by Edmund Lawrence and starring Joseph Striker, Marcia Manning and Elmer Grandin.[1] The screenplay was written by Adeline Leitzbach, based on the 1926 novel of the same name by Sydney Horler. The film is considered lost. It was remade in 1936.[2]
| The House of Secrets | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edmund Lawrence |
| Produced by | George R. Batcheller |
| Written by | Sydney Horler (novel) Adeline Leitzbach (screenplay) |
| Starring | Joseph Striker Marcia Manning Elmer Grandin |
| Cinematography | Irving Browning Lester Lang George Peters George Webber |
| Edited by | Selma Rosenbloom |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Chesterfield Pictures |
Release date | May 26, 1929 |
Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
An American named Barry Wilding travels to England to check out a castle he has inherited there. After hearing of mysterious goings on at the castle, he and his detective friend Joe Blake suspect that a Chinese man named Wu Chang is behind it all.
Cast
- Joseph Striker as Barry Wilding
- Marcia Manning as Margery Gordon
- Elmer Grandin as Dr. Gordon
- Herbert Warren as Detective Joe Blake
- Francis M. Verdi as Sir Herbert Harcourt
- Richard Stevenson as Bill
- Harry Southard as Warton
- Edward Roseman as Wu Chang
- Walter Ringham as Home Secretary Forbes
Commentary
Critic Troy Howarth stated "(The film) is a variation on the formula of a mystery surrounding a lavish inheritance....It was apparently an unremarkable mystery thriller with incidental horror elements."[2]
References
- Pitts p.87
- Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 341. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
Bibliography
- Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.