Hangman's House
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.
From the archive
I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. This romantic drama takes place in Ireland and follows a man who is on the run from the law. Not only that, he has returned to Ireland with the intention to kill a man. Though it was a box office failure on release, modern reviews praise the atmosphere of the picture, comparing it to Gothic Horror settings.
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- Director
- John Ford
- Starring
- Victor McLaglen, June Collyer, Earle Foxe, Hobart Bosworth, Larry Kent, Joseph Burke, Mary Gordon, Brian Desmond Hurst
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