The Haunted House 1928 -- Lost Film Stills, Directed by Benjamin Christensen with Thelma Todd
- letztes Jahr
First of three Spookhouse movies of First National Studios 1928/29 season.
With Thelma Todd, Barbara Bedford, Flora Finch, Chester Conklin, William V. Mong, Eve Southern, Sidney Bracey, Edmund Breese and Montagu Love.
Short Movie 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.
With Thelma Todd, Barbara Bedford, Flora Finch, Chester Conklin, William V. Mong, Eve Southern, Sidney Bracey, Edmund Breese and Montagu Love.
Short Movie 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.