Seven Footprints to Satan
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| Directed by | Benjamin Christensen |
| Written by | Benjamin Christensen |
| Starring | Thelma Todd Creighton Hale William V. Mong Sheldon Lewis |
| Release date(s) | January 27, 1929 |
Seven Footprints to Satan is a 1929 American dark comedy film directed by Danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen. Based on the book of the same name by Abraham Merritt, it stars Thelma Todd, Creighton Hale, William V. Mong and Sheldon Lewis, and contains appearances by Sojin and Angelo Rossitto among others. It was produced as both a silent film and as a part-talkie, with dialog scenes, a full musical score, and sound effects.
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[edit] Plot summary
Jim and Eve, a young society couple, are kidnapped on the eve of Jim's departure for Africa and brought to a mansion that is home to a strange and glamorous satanic cult.
[edit] Production
Seven Footprints to Satan is the fifth of seven films made by Christensen during his tenure in Hollywood, and is one of only four that survive in a relatively complete state (Eagle's Nest and Haunted House are believed to be lost; House of Horror exists only in sound elements). Seven Footprints to Satan is also notable one of the first films of Loretta Young, who appears uncredited as an extra.[1]
According to Internet reviews, only a silent version of the film, with Italian intertitles, is currently available for viewing.[2]
