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The Haunted House is a american film of genre Drama directed by Benjamin Christensen released in USA on 4 november 1928 with Larry Kent

The Haunted House (1928)

The Haunted House
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Released in USA 4 november 1928
Length 1h10
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Horror
Rating66% 3.331623.331623.331623.331623.33162

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, 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.

Actors

Larry Kent

(Billy)Thelma Todd

(The Nurse)Edmund Breese

(Uncle Herbert)Sidney Bracey

(Tully)Barbara Bedford

(Nancy)
And :
Flora Finch
Chester Conklin
William V. Mong
Montagu Love
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