Haunting Shadows

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Haunting Shadows
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Directed by Henry King
Written by Eugene B. Lewis
Based on House of a Thousand Candles
by Meredith Nicholson
Produced by Jesse D. Hampton
Starring H.B. Warner
Edward Peil Sr.
Charles Hill Mailes
Cinematography Victor Milner
Production
company
Jesse D. Hampton Productions
Distributed by Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation
Release dates
  • December 28, 1919 (1919-12-28)(New York City)
  • January 13, 1922 (1922-01-13)(USA)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Haunting Shadows is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry King and starring H.B. Warner, Edward Peil Sr., and Charles Hill Mailes. [1] It was based on 1906 novel which had previously been made into a 1915 silent film, and would later be remade by Republic Pictures as a sound film The House of a Thousand Candles .

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References

  1. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 166

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