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The Haunted House

The Haunted House

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The Haunted House

"YOU'LL SHIVER WITH SUSPENSE AND SHAKE WITH LAUGHTER AT THIS MASTER MYSTERY!"

1928

1h 10m

7.0(1 votes)

Horror

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Four heirs to a family fortune are summoned to appear at the family estate for the reading of the will, where they meet the estate's staff, which includes a nurse, a crazed doctor, and a sinister handyman.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

First National Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Larry Kent

Larry Kent

Billy

Thelma Todd

Thelma Todd

The Nurse

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

Uncle Herbert

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Mr. Rackham

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Tully

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Nancy

Flora Finch

Flora Finch

Mrs.Rackham

William V. Mong

William V. Mong

Caretaker

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Mad Doctor

Eve Southern

Eve Southern

Sleepwalking Girl

Creative team

Directed by: Benjamin Christensen
Written by: Benjamin Christensen
Cornell Woolrich

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