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.
Credits
The House That Shadows Built Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Sylvia Sidney
She was 20, 88 years old when she died
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as (archive footage) |
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Miriam Hopkins
She was 28, 69 years old when she died
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as (archive footage) |
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Clara Bow
She was 25, 60 years old when she died
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as (archive footage) |
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Lon Chaney
He was 48, 47 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Groucho Marx
He was 40, 86 years old when he died
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as Caesar's Ghost |
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Harold Lloyd
He was 38, 77 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Harpo Marx
He was 42, 75 years old when he died
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as The Merchant of Wieners |
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Gloria Swanson
She was 32, 84 years old when she died
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as (archive footage) |
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Maurice Chevalier
He was 42, 83 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Phillips Holmes
He was 23, 35 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Mary Pickford
She was 38, 86 years old when she died
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as (archive footage) |
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Douglas Fairbanks
He was 48, 56 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Herbert Marshall
He was 41, 75 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Ruth Chatterton
She was 38, 68 years old when she died
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as (archive footage) |
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Claudette Colbert
She was 27, 92 years old when she died
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as (archive footage) |
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Betty Compson
She was 34, 77 years old when she died
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as (archive footage) |
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Zeppo Marx
He was 30, 78 years old when he died
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as Sammy Brown |
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Ben Taggart
He was 42, 57 years old when he died
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as Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent |
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Charles Ruggles
He was 42, 81 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Robert Coogan
He was 6, 53 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Charles Ray
He was 40, 52 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Sarah Bernhardt
She was 86, 78 years old when she died
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as (archive footage) |
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Wallace Reid
He was 40, 31 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Lilyan Tashman
She was 34, 37 years old when she died
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as (archive footage) |
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William S. Hart
He was 66, 81 years old when he died
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as (archive footage) |
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Chico Marx
He was 44, 74 years old when he died
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as Tomalio |
The House That Shadows Built Crew
