The House That Shadows Built (1931)
A promotional documentary short celebrating the 20th anniversary of Paramount Pictures, complete with a studio history, interviews with stars, and clips from upcoming films–some of which never came to fruition.
- Date of release
- 1931-07-08
- TMDB
- 8.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 47m
- Genres
- Documentary
Casting
- 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)
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