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The Haunted Castle (1897 British film)

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The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle
Directed byGeorge Albert Smith
Written byGeorge Albert Smith
Produced byGeorge Albert Smith
StarringLaura Bayley
CinematographyGeorge Albert Smith
Production
company
GAS Films
Distributed byGAS Films
Release date
  • 1897 (1897)
Running time
1 minute
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageSilent

The Haunted Castle is a film directed by George Albert Smith in 1897.[1]

Story

The setting was an inn run by ghosts. Wires were used to make objects move on their own, a technique of a nineteenth-century magician.

Production

The film is based on the story The Haunted Hotel by Georges Méliès. George Albert Smith worked on the film as writer, producer, camera man and director. Laura Bayley played one of the lead roles. It was produced and filmed by GAS Films in Brighton.[2]

Notes