The House of Fear (film)

The House of Fear
Directed by Arnold Daly
Ashley Miller
Produced by Arnold Daly
Starring Sheldon Lewis
Arnold Daly
Jeanne Eagels
Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Inc.
Release dates
  • December 3, 1915
Country United States
Language Silent

The House of Fear is a 1915 American silent film based on a short story by John T. McIntyre. It is the third and final film in the “Ashton-Kirk, Investigator” series, and was preceded by The Menace of the Mute and An Affair of Three Nations. As with the first two film's in this series, it was directed by Ashley Miller and Arnold Daly.[1] The Moving Picture World reported, "The production has been splendidly produced and has action every moment of the film".[2] The survival status of the film is presumed lost.[3]

Synopsis

Grace Camp (Jeanne Eagels) and her brother Charles (Sheldon Lewis), ask Ashton Kirk to investigate strange events involving Mexicans that are occurring at their house. Kirk learns from information provided by an agent in Mexico that their father had been an engraver who made forged currency plates when in need of money. The sibling's father had forged currency plates for a thief ((Charles Krauss) but had never delivered them. The thief's aunt, Miss Hohenlo (Ina Hammer) and her accomplices have been breaking into the father's house to try and find the engraving plates. Kirk captures the intruders and destroys the forged plates.[4]

Cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The House of Fear (1915)". TCM. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Michael R. Pitts (January 1, 2004). Famous Movie Detectives III. Scarecrow Press. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-0-8108-3690-7.
  3. ↑ "The House of Fear". Silent Era. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ Ken Wlaschin (2009). Silent Mystery and Detective Movies, A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland and Company. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7864-4350-5.

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