| Something Always Happens | |
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| Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
| Screenplay by | Raymond Cannon Herman J. Mankiewicz Florence Ryerson Frank Tuttle |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Esther Ralston Neil Hamilton Sôjin Kamiyama Charles Sellon |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Verna Willis |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 55 minutes [1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Something Always Happens is a 1928 American silent comedy horror film, directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Esther Ralston. The plot was the work of director Frank Tuttle, from which the screenplay was written by Florence Ryerson and Raymond Cannon, and the subtitles were provided by Herman J. Mankiewicz. [1] The supporting cast features Neil Hamilton, Sôjin Kamiyama, Charles Sellon, Roscoe Karns, Lawrence Grant, and Mischa Auer. The picture was released on March 24, 1928, by Paramount Pictures. [2] [3] It is not known whether the film survives, or who holds the rights. [4]
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The Oriental character played by Sôjin Kamiyama in the film resembled Fu Manchu, not surprising as Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu character was very popular among filmgoers in 1928. Japanese actor Sojin played similar horror roles in The Bat (1926), The Unholy Night (1929) and Seven Footprints to Satan (1929). This film should not be confused with the 1934 sound film of the same title. [1]
In the film, an Englishman arranges for his fiancée to spend the night in a haunted house. He hopes to end her thrill-seeking, but he has unwittingly send her to the mansion of a criminal mastermind from the Orient.
