The House That Shadows Built (1931)
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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Cast
- Groucho Marx — Caesar's Ghost
- Harpo Marx — The Merchant of Wieners
- Chico Marx — Tomalio
- Zeppo Marx — Sammy Brown
- Ben Taggart — Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent
- Charles Ray — (archive footage)
- Sarah Bernhardt — (archive footage)
- Lon Chaney — (archive footage)
- Miriam Hopkins — (archive footage)
- Sylvia Sidney — (archive footage)
- Gloria Swanson — (archive footage)
- Clara Bow — (archive footage)
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