The Silent House (1929 film)
Appearance
The Silent House | |
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Directed by | Walter Forde |
Written by | John G. Brandon (play) George Pickett H. Fowler Mear |
Produced by | Archibald Nettlefold |
Starring | Mabel Poulton Gibb McLaughlin Arthur Pusey Gerald Rawlinson |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull A. Randall Terraneau |
Edited by | Walter Forde |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date | January 1929 |
Running time | 9,376 feet[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Silent House is a 1929 British silent mystery film directed by Walter Forde and starring Mabel Poulton, Gibb McLaughlin and Arthur Pusey. It was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames. The film was based on a recent stage hit, but was not a success at the box office.[2]
Cast
- Mabel Poulton as T'Mala
- Gibb McLaughlin as Chang Fu
- Arthur Pusey as George Winsford
- Gerald Rawlinson as Capt. Barty
- Albert Brouett as Peroda
- Rex Maurice as Legarde
- Raston Medrora as Mateo
- Frank Perfitt as Richard Winsford
- Arthur Stratton as Benson
- Kiyoshi Takase as Ho-Fang
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.