Hangman's House

Overview

Forced by her mean-spirited father, Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien, to marry a man she doesn't love, Connaught O'Brien gives up hope of ever with her true love, Dermot McDermot. After her father dies and a hunted rebel leader returns to town, however, Connaught finds a renewed hope that the tides of oppression will shift and she might again find happiness. This silent romantic drama, set in Ireland, is the first film in which a then-unknown John Wayne is clearly visible.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 13, 1928

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Fox Film Corporation

Cast

Victor McLaglen,June Collyer,Earle Foxe,Hobart Bosworth,Larry Kent,Joseph Burke,Mary Gordon,Brian Desmond Hurst,Eric Mayne,Jack Pennickand 2 more

Director

John Ford

Writer

Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne,Willard Mack,Philip Klein,Marion Orth

Producer

John Ford

Cinematography

George Schneiderman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0018972