The Phantom in the House

1929 film by Phil Rosen

  • Andrew Soutar (novel)
  • Arthur Hoerl (adaptation)
  • Arthur Hoerl (screenplay)
Produced byTrem CarrStarringSee belowCinematographyHerbert KirkpatrickMusic by
  • Maceo Pinkard
  • Abner Silver
Production
company
Trem Carr Productions
Distributed byContinental Talking Pictures
Release dates
  • November 1, 1929 (1929-11-01)
  • December 1, 1929 (1929-12-01) (silent version)
Running time
64 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Phantom in the House is a 1929 American pre-Code talking film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ricardo Cortez. A silent version was prepared for release in theatres not yet equipped for sound.[1][2]

This is a surviving film in a European archive and is available on home video.[3]

Cast

  • Ricardo Cortez as Paul Wallis
  • Nancy Welford as Dorothy Milburn
  • Henry B. Walthall as Boyd Milburn
  • Grace Valentine as Peggy Milburn
  • Jack Curtis as "Biffer" Bill
  • Thomas A. Curran as Judge Thompson
  • John Beck
  • John Elliott as Police Captain
  • Larry Steers
  • Henry Roquemore

See also

  • List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Phantom in the House
  2. ^ The Phantom in the House at silentera.com
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Phantom in the House

External links

  • The Phantom in the House at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Phantom in the House at tcm.com
  • The Phantom in the House is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
  • synopsis at AllMovie


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