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Darkened Rooms
Darkened Rooms

Darkened Rooms

He could control other people's minds; see what happens when a beautiful girl enters his life.

Genres

Mystery

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Phony spiritualists were given a good going-over in the early talkie melodrama Darkened Rooms. Evelyn Brent stars as Ellen, a fraudulent medium working in cahoots with genuine clairvoyant Emory Jago (Neil Hamilton). The plotline is secondary; the film's main purpose was to emulate the methods of such professional "de-bunkers" as Mrs. Harry Houdini by exposing the various tricks of the spiritualist's trade.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

66 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

23 November 1929

Country

Cast

Evelyn Brent

Evelyn Brent

Ellen

Neil Hamilton

Neil Hamilton

Emory Jago

Doris Hill

Doris Hill

Joyce Clayton

David Newell

David Newell

Billy

Gale Henry

Gale Henry

Madame Silvara

Wallace MacDonald

Wallace MacDonald

Bert Nelson

Blanche Craig

Blanche Craig

Mrs. Fogarty

E.H. Calvert

E.H. Calvert

Mr. Clayton

Sammy Bricker

Sammy Bricker

Sailor

George Beranger

George Beranger

Madame Silvara's Customer

Florence Dudley

Florence Dudley

Sailor's Girlfriend

Oscar Smith

Oscar Smith

Oscar

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