Hangman's House (1928)
1928 · Feature film · 80 min · dir. John Ford
Donn Byrne's Romance of Racing and Racial Intrigue
- Thriller
- Drama
- Romance
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Director
- John Ford
- Writer
- Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
- Cinematography
- George Schneiderman
- Studio
- Fox Film Corporation
- Released
- 1928-05-13
- Running time
- 80 minutes
Cast & crew
John Ford Director
Victor McLaglen
June Collyer
Earle Foxe
Hobart Bosworth
Larry Kent
Joseph Burke
Mary Gordon
Brian Desmond Hurst
