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'''''The Ghost Breaker''''' is a 1922 American silent horror comedy directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Wallace Reid. The film is an adaptation of the 1909 play | '''''The Ghost Breaker''''' is a 1922 American silent horror comedy directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Wallace Reid. The film is an adaptation of the 1909 play of the same name, writen by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. It was previously adapted into a film in 1914, a version which is also lost. | ||
The film premiered in New York City on September 10, 1922 and was released | It's one of the last films to star Wallace Reid before his death on January 18, 1923. | ||
''The Ghost Breaker'' would later be adapted into another film in the sound era: ''The Ghost Breakers'' (1940) and ''Scared Stiff'' (1953) starring Jerry Lewis. | |||
The film premiered in New York City on September 10, 1922 and was released nation-wide in October 15, 1922 by Paramount Pictures. | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The plot involves a young man and his manservant | The plot involves a young man and his manservant who are escaping from a backwoods family feud. They are persuaded by a beautiful young heiress to help her get rid of ghosts in her newly-gained Spanish castle. | ||
The ghostly sightings, however, are the work of the Duke d'Alba, who hopes to seize the castle's hidden treasure and use it to win the hand of the heiress.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013170/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt The Ghost Breaker at IMDb.com.] Retrieved 20 May '17.</ref> | |||
==Status== | ==Status== |
Revision as of 13:34, 29 October 2017
The Ghost Breaker is a 1922 American silent horror comedy directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Wallace Reid. The film is an adaptation of the 1909 play of the same name, writen by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. It was previously adapted into a film in 1914, a version which is also lost.
It's one of the last films to star Wallace Reid before his death on January 18, 1923.
The Ghost Breaker would later be adapted into another film in the sound era: The Ghost Breakers (1940) and Scared Stiff (1953) starring Jerry Lewis.
The film premiered in New York City on September 10, 1922 and was released nation-wide in October 15, 1922 by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
The plot involves a young man and his manservant who are escaping from a backwoods family feud. They are persuaded by a beautiful young heiress to help her get rid of ghosts in her newly-gained Spanish castle.
The ghostly sightings, however, are the work of the Duke d'Alba, who hopes to seize the castle's hidden treasure and use it to win the hand of the heiress.[1]
Status
The film has been lost for many years and only stills, posters and newspaper advertisements survive.
Gallery
References
- ↑ The Ghost Breaker at IMDb.com. Retrieved 20 May '17.