''Ramshackle House'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by
F. Harmon Weight and starring
Betty Compson
Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in ''The Docks of New York'' and ...
. It is based on the novel ''Ramshackle House'' by
Hulbert Footner
Hulbert Footner (April 2, 1879 – November 17, 1944) was a Canadian born American writer of primarily detective fiction. He also wrote some non-fiction.
Early career
He was born William Hulbert Footner in Hamilton, Ontario on April 2, 1879. Hi ...
. It was released by Producers Distributing Corporation (PDC).
Cast
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Betty Compson
Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in ''The Docks of New York'' and ...
as Pen Broome
*Robert Lowing as Don Counsell
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John Davidson as Ernest Riever
*Henry James as Pendleton Broome
*
William Black as Keesing
*Duke Pelzer as Spike Talley
*Josephine Norman as Blanche Paglar
*Joey Joey as Alligator Wrestler
Preservation
With no copies of ''Ramshackle House'' located in any film archives,
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Ramshackle House''
/ref> it is a lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...
.
References
External links
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Lobby poster
*Footner, Hulbert (1922),
Ramshackle House
', New York: A. L. Burt
A. L. Burt (incorporated in 1902 as A. L. Burt Company) was a New York City-based book publishing house from 1883 until 1937. It was founded by Albert Levi Burt, a 40-year-old from Massachusetts who had come to recognize the demand for inexpen ...
Company, on the Internet Archive
1924 films
American silent feature films
Lost American romantic drama films
Films based on Canadian novels
1924 romantic drama films
English-language romantic drama films
American black-and-white films
Producers Distributing Corporation films
Films directed by F. Harmon Weight
1920s American films
Silent American romantic drama films
1920s English-language films
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