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The House of Fear
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Arnold Daly and Ashley Miller

Cast: Arnold Daly [Ashton-Kirk], Sheldon Lewis [Charles Cramp], Jeanne Eagels [Grace Cramp], Ina Hammer [Miss Hohenlo], Charles Laite [Harry Pendleton], Charles Kraus [Alva], William Bechtel, Martin Sabine

Pathé Frères Films production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Gold Rooster Plays]. / From the short story “House of Fear” by John Thomas McIntyre. / © 3 December 1915 by Pathé Frères Films [LU7112]. Released 3 December 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The third film in the “Ashton-Kirk, Investigator” series, beginning with An Affair of Three Nations (1915) which was followed by The Menace of the Mute (1915).

Drama: Mystery.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.2057.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 26 January 2015.

References: AFI-F1 nn. F1.0030, F1.2057, F1.2905; Tarbox-Lost p. 221 : ClasIm-241 p. C10 : with additional information provided by Arne Andersen.