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Hangman's House

Hangman's House

Donn Byrne's Romance of Racing and Racial Intrigue

19286.61h 20mNR

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.

Directed by John Ford
Written by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne, Philip Klein, Marion Orth
Produced by John Ford
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Top Cast

Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen

Denis Hogan

June Collyer

June Collyer

Connaught O'Brien

Earle Foxe

Earle Foxe

John D'Arcy

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien

Larry Kent

Larry Kent

Dermot McDermot

Joseph Burke

Joseph Burke

Neddy Joe - Dermot's Servant

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

The Woman at Hogan's Hideout

Brian Desmond Hurst

Brian Desmond Hurst

Horse Race Spectator

Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Colonel of Legionnaires

Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick

Man Bringing Dermot to Hogan

Themes & Keywords

judgeinformantirelandalgiers, algeriahanging judge

About Hangman's House

Hangman's House is a thriller, drama, romance film released in 1928 exploring themes of judge, informant, ireland, algiers, algeria, hanging judge. Directed by John Ford, it stars Victor McLaglen, June Collyer, Earle Foxe. 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.

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