The Monkey's Paw (1923)
A couple dreams that a magic paw returns their dead son.
- Date of release
- 1923-02-01
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- Genres
- Horror, Drama
- Director
- H. Manning Haynes
Casting
- Moore Marriott — John White
- Marie Ault — Mrs. White
- Charles Ashton — Herbert White
- Johnny Butt — Sergeant Tom Morris
- A.B. Imeson — The Stranger
- George Wynn — The Sailor
- Tom Coventry — The Engine Driver
Interesting facts
The Monkey's Paw is a 1923 British silent horror film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Moore Marriott, Marie Ault, and Charles Ashton. It is an adaptation of W. W. Jacobs's 1902 short story "The Monkey's Paw". The short story was made into a 1907 one-act play by Louis N. Parker, elements of which were also incorporated into this 1923 British film by screenwriter Lydia Hayward.
Production
The original film print was five reels long.
The May 5, 1923 issue of Motion Picture News reported that the Selznik Distributing Corporation had purchased the United States and Australian rights to the film.
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