Dreary House

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Dreary House
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Directed by Andrew L. Stone
Written byAndrew L. Stone
Produced by C.C. Burr
Starring
Production
company
Bell Pictures
Release date
  • July 12, 1928 (1928-07-12)
Running time
8 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Dreary House is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Edith Roberts, Margaret Livingston and Ford Sterling. [1]

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Plot

On the day off her marriage a young woman inherits an old mansion, currently occupied by a strange housekeeper. When a murder of one of her former lovers takes place there, she finds herself the prime suspect.

Cast

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References

  1. Munden p.202

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