The House That Shadows Built (1931)

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 (26)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Groucho Marx

Caesar's Ghost

Harpo Marx

The Merchant of Wieners

Chico Marx

Tomalio

Zeppo Marx

Sammy Brown

Ben Taggart

Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent

Charles Ray

(archive footage)

Sarah Bernhardt

(archive footage)

Lon Chaney

(archive footage)

Miriam Hopkins

(archive footage)

Sylvia Sidney

(archive footage)

Gloria Swanson

(archive footage)

Clara Bow

(archive footage)

Ruth Chatterton

(archive footage)

Maurice Chevalier

(archive footage)

Claudette Colbert

(archive footage)

Betty Compson

(archive footage)

Robert Coogan

(archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks

(archive footage)

William S. Hart

(archive footage)

Phillips Holmes

(archive footage)

Harold Lloyd

(archive footage)

Herbert Marshall

(archive footage)

Mary Pickford

(archive footage)

Wallace Reid

(archive footage)

Charles Ruggles

(archive footage)

Lilyan Tashman

(archive footage)

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