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The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

47 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

08 July 1931

Country

United States of America

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)

Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

(archive footage)

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

(archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

(archive footage)

Wallace Reid

Wallace Reid

(archive footage)

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

(archive footage)

Lilyan Tashman

Lilyan Tashman

(archive footage)

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