USA, 1925
86m, 1958.34 metres, 7 reel
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
An American horror film directed by Roland West.
Plot Summary
A mysterious disappearance in the environs of a supposedly deserted insane asylum is investigated by a shop worker and a would-be detective.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Director: Roland West
Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Roland West Productions
Production Manager: W.L. Heywood
Scenario: Albert G. Kenyon, Willard Mack
Titles: C. Gardner Sullivan
Adaptation: Roland West
Play: Crane Wilbur
Director of Photography: Hal Mohr
Editor: A. Carle Palm
Art Director: W.L. Heywood *
Cast
Lon Chaney (Dr Ziska)
Johnny Arthur (Johnny Goodlittle)
Gertrude Olmstead (Betty Watson)
Hallam Cooley (Amos Rugg)
Charles A. Sellon (Russ Mason)
Walter James (Caliban)
Knute Erickson (Daffy Dan)
George Austin (Rigo)
Edward McWade (Luke Watson)
Ethel Wales (Mrs Watson)
Herbert Prior [Doctor Edwards] *
Alternative Titles
Dr Palmers unheimliches Haus – Austria
Kummitustalon salaisuus – Finland
References
Books
- Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror (2nd edition) by Phil Hardy (ed) p.34 – credits, review
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.312 – credits
