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.

Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne

Novel

John Ford

Director

Willard Mack

Writer

Cast

Victor McLaglen's headshot

Victor McLaglen

Denis Hogan
June Collyer's headshot

June Collyer

Connaught O'Brien
Earle Foxe's headshot

Earle Foxe

John D'Arcy
Hobart Bosworth's headshot

Hobart Bosworth

Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien
Larry Kent's headshot

Larry Kent

Dermot McDermot
Joseph Burke's headshot

Joseph Burke

Neddy Joe - Dermot's Servant
Mary Gordon's headshot

Mary Gordon

The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
Brian Desmond Hurst's headshot

Brian Desmond Hurst

Horse Race Spectator

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