The House That Shadows Built

The story

The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. It was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical release and includes a brief history of Paramount, interviews with various actors, and clips from upcoming projects (some of which never came to fruition). The title comes from a biography of Paramount founder Adolph Zukor, The House That Shadows Built (1928), by William Henry Irwin.

Cast

G Groucho MarxCaesar's Ghost H Harpo MarxThe Merchant of Wieners C Chico MarxTomalio Z Zeppo MarxSammy Brown B Ben TaggartMr. Lee, Theatrical Agent C Charles Ray(archive footage) S Sarah Bernhardt(archive footage) L Lon Chaney(archive footage) M Miriam Hopkins(archive footage) S Sylvia Sidney(archive footage) G Gloria Swanson(archive footage) C Clara Bow(archive footage)

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R Ruth Chatterton(archive footage) M Maurice Chevalier(archive footage) C Claudette Colbert(archive footage) B Betty Compson(archive footage) R Robert Coogan(archive footage) D Douglas Fairbanks(archive footage) W William S. Hart(archive footage) P Phillips Holmes(archive footage) H Harold Lloyd(archive footage) H Herbert Marshall(archive footage) M Mary Pickford(archive footage) W Wallace Reid(archive footage) C Charles Ruggles(archive footage) L Lilyan Tashman(archive footage)