''The Phantom in the House'' is a 1929 American

pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines, popularly known ...

talking film directed by Phil Rosen and starring

Ricardo Cortez Ricardo Cortez (born Jacob Kranze or Jacob Krantz; September 19, 1900 – April 28, 1977) was an American actor and film director. He was also credited as Jack Crane early in his acting career. Early years Ricardo Cortez was born Jacob K ...

. A silent version was prepared for release in theatres not yet equipped for sound. This is a surviving film in a European archive and is available on home video.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Phantom in the House''
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as Paul Wallis *

Nancy Welford Nancy Welford (May 31, 1904 – September 30, 1991), also known as Christine Welford, was a British-born American actress in the early sound film era. The daughter of actress Ada Loftus and actor Dallas Welford, she was born in London, England ...

as Dorothy Milburn *

Henry B. Walthall Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915). Early life Henry B. Walthall was born March 16, 1878 on a ...

as Boyd Milburn *

Grace Valentine Grace Valentine (February 14, 1884 – November 12, 1964) was an American stage and film actress. Early years Valentine was born in Springfield, Ohio. Career She began her career in the theater in 1905 and toured in stock companies for t ...

as Peggy Milburn * Jack Curtis as "Biffer" Bill *

Thomas A. Curran Thomas A. Curran (May 29, 1879 – January 24, 1941), was an Australian-born American actor on the stage and in motion pictures. Between 1915 and 1941 he appeared in 60 films, the last of which was ''Citizen Kane'', in which he played the u ...

as Judge Thompson *John Beck * John Elliott as Police Captain *

Larry Steers Lawrence Wells Steers (February 14, 1888 – February 15, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 550 films between 1917 and 1951. He was born in Indiana, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Partial filmography * ...

Henry Roquemore Henry Roquemore (March 18, 1886 – June 30, 1943) was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943. Many of his roles were uncredited parts in Western movies, ...

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The Phantom in the House at tcm.com
* * 1929 films 1929 crime drama films American black-and-white films Films based on British novels Films directed by Phil Rosen American crime drama films Transitional sound films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language crime drama films {{crime-drama-film-stub

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