The House That Shadows Built (1931)
Documentary • 47m
Overview
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.
Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Ben Taggart, Charles Ray, Sarah Bernhardt, Lon Chaney, Miriam Hopkins, Sylvia Sidney, Gloria Swanson, Clara Bow, Ruth Chatterton, Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, Betty Compson, Robert Coogan, Douglas Fairbanks, William S. Hart, Phillips Holmes, Harold Lloyd, Herbert Marshall, Mary Pickford, Wallace Reid, Charles Ruggles, Lilyan Tashman
Director: D.W. Griffith
Film Preservation Society Blu-ray 4K scan of 35mm https://www.filmpreservationsociety.org/inventory/kid-boots-bluray-2025
Director: D.W. Griffith
Film Preservation Society Blu-ray 4K scan of 35mm https://www.filmpreservationsociety.org/inventory/kid-boots-bluray-2025
Director: Dorothy Arzner
Director: Dorothy Arzner
Director: D.W. Griffith
Film Preservation Society Blu-ray Douglas Fairbanks Lost Films Double Feature as extras
Film Preservation Society Blu-ray Douglas Fairbanks Lost Films Double Feature as extras
Director: D.W. Griffith
Film Preservation Society Blu-ray Douglas Fairbanks Lost Films Double Feature as extras
Film Preservation Society Blu-ray Douglas Fairbanks Lost Films Double Feature as extras
Director: D.W. Griffith
Film Preservation Society Blu-ray, unfortunately looks like got an AI upscale pass with the focus being all over the places see https://slow.pics/c/CN22JOv0
Director: D.W. Griffith
Film Preservation Society Blu-ray, unfortunately looks like got an AI upscale pass with the focus being all over the places see https://slow.pics/c/CN22JOv0
Directors: D.W. Griffith & Christy Cabanne
Directors: D.W. Griffith & Christy Cabanne
Director: Allan Dwan
Director: Allan Dwan
Director: Christy Cabanne
Director: Christy Cabanne
Director: Marshall Neilan
Director: Marshall Neilan
Director: D.W. Griffith
Director: D.W. Griffith
Director: Fred Niblo
Film Preservation Society Blu-ray is a newer restoration than the previous Cohen one. From various review like Robert Harris and Damn Fool Crusade this new restoration is really good.
Director: Fred Niblo
Film Preservation Society Blu-ray is a newer restoration than the previous Cohen one. From various review like Robert Harris and Damn Fool Crusade this new restoration is really good.
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