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The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

1931•47m•7.0/10
Documentary

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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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Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Caesar's Ghost

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

The Merchant of Wieners

Chico Marx

Chico Marx

Tomalio

Zeppo Marx

Zeppo Marx

Sammy Brown

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent

Charles Ray

Charles Ray

(archive footage)

Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt

(archive footage)

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

(archive footage)

Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins

(archive footage)

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

(archive footage)

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

(archive footage)

Clara Bow

Clara Bow

(archive footage)

Ruth Chatterton

Ruth Chatterton

(archive footage)

Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

(archive footage)

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

(archive footage)

Betty Compson

Betty Compson

(archive footage)

Robert Coogan

Robert Coogan

(archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

(archive footage)

William S. Hart

William S. Hart

(archive footage)

Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

(archive footage)

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