Hangman's House (1928)
- NR
- 05/13/1928 (US)
- Thriller, Drama, Romance
- 1h 20m
Donn Byrne's Romance of Racing and Racial Intrigue
Overview
Forced by her mean-spirited father, Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien, to marry a man she doesn't love, Connaught O'Brien gives up hope of ever with her true love, Dermot McDermot. After her father dies and a hunted rebel leader returns to town, however, Connaught finds a renewed hope that the tides of oppression will shift and she might again find happiness. This silent romantic drama, set in Ireland, is the first film in which a then-unknown John Wayne is clearly visible.