Hangman's House
15 votes
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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1928-05-13
Runtime: 80 mins
Director: John Ford
Writer: Willard Mack
Spoken language: No Language
Genres: Thriller, Drama, Romance
Original title: Hangman's House
Production Companies: Fox Film Corporation
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Victor McLaglen
June Collyer
Earle Foxe
Hobart Bosworth
Larry Kent
Joseph Burke
Mary Gordon
Brian Desmond Hurst
Eric Mayne
Jack Pennick
Belle Stoddard
John Wayne
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