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The House of Shame
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| The House of Shame | |
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 Seattle theater showing the film in 1928 | |
| Directed by | Burton L. King |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | M.A. Anderson |
| Edited by | De Leon Anthony |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Chesterfield Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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The House of Shame is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Creighton Hale, Virginia Brown Faire, and Lloyd Whitlock.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]After stealing from his job, husband asks wife to "convince" his boss not to press charges.
Cast
[edit]- Creighton Hale as Harvey Baremore
- Virginia Brown Faire as Druid Baremore
- Lloyd Whitlock as John Kimball
- Florence Dudley as Doris
- Fred Walton as M. Fanchon
- Carlton S. King as The Irate Husband
- Julia Griffith as Country Club Gossip
- George Kuwa as Kuwa, Kimball's Valet
Censorship
[edit]Like many American films of the time, The House of Shame was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. In Kansas the film, with a plot condoning a romantic relationship between a wife and her husband's employer, was banned by the Board of Review.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Pitts p. 85
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The House of Shame at silentera.com
- ^ Butters, Gerald R. (2007). Banned in Kansas: Motion Picture Censorship, 1915-1966. University of Missouri Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-8262-1749-3.
Bibliography
[edit]- Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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