The House That Shadows Built (1931)
47m
Running Time
July 8, 1931Release Date
The House That Shadows Built (1931)
47m
Running Time
July 8, 1931Release Date
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Plot.
The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. It was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical release and includes a brief history of Paramount, interviews with various actors, and clips from upcoming projects (some of which never came to fruition). The title comes from a biography of Paramount founder Adolph Zukor, The House That Shadows Built (1928), by William Henry Irwin.
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Cast & Crew.
Groucho Marx
Caesar's Ghost
Harpo Marx
The Merchant of Wieners
Chico Marx
Tomalio
Zeppo Marx
Sammy Brown
Ben Taggart
Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent
Charles Ray
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Sarah Bernhardt
(archive footage)
Richard Arlen
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Lon Chaney
(archive footage)
Miriam Hopkins
(archive footage)
Agnes Ayres
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George Bancroft
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Sylvia Sidney
(archive footage)
Gloria Swanson
(archive footage)
John Barrymore
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Clara Bow
(archive footage)
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The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a feature compilation film from Paramount Pictures, made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. The film was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical release.
The film includes a brief history of Paramount, interviews with various actors, and clips from upcoming projects (some of which never came to fruition). The title comes from a biography of Paramount founder Adolph Zukor, The House That Shadows Built (1928), by William Henry Irwin.
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