Dark Stairways is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Ruth Dwyer, and Hayden Stevenson.[1][2]
| Dark Stairways | |
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| Directed by | Robert F. Hill |
| Written by | Gordon Rigby |
| Story by | Marion Orth |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | William Thornley |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Herbert Rawlinson as Sheldon Polk
- Ruth Dwyer as Sunny Day
- Hayden Stevenson as Frank Farnsworth
- Robert Homans as 'Dippy' Blake (credited as Robert E. Homans)
- Walter Perry as Chris Martin
- Bonnie Hill as Rita Minar
- Kathleen O'Connor as Geraldine Lewis
- Dolores Rousse as Madge Armstrong (credited as Dolores Rousse)
- Emmett King as Henry Polk
- Lola Todd as Stenographer
- Tom McGuire as Police Chief
- Betsy Ann Hisle as Little Girl (uncredited)
Preservation
editWith no prints of Dark Stairways located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
References
edit- ^ Munden p. 171
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Dark Stairways at silentera.com
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Dark Stairways
Bibliography
edit- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
edit- Dark Stairways at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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