Hangman's House (1928)

Thriller
Drama
Romance

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.

Cast

Denis Hogan
Connaught O'Brien
Anne McDermott
Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
John D'Arcy
Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien
Dermot McDermot
Neddy Joe - Dermot's Servant
The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
Horse Race Spectator
Colonel of Legionnaires
Man Bringing Dermot to Hogan

Crew

Director
Producer
Adaptation
Scenario Writer
Director of Photography
Assistant Director