The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built

47 mins | Documentary | July 8, 1931

The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. It was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical release and includes a brief history of Paramount, interviews with various actors, and clips from upcoming projects (some of which never came to fruition). The title comes from a biography of Paramount founder Adolph Zukor, The House That Shadows Built (1928), by William Henry Irwin.

The House That Shadows Built

47 mins | Documentary | July 8, 1931

The House That Shadows Built
The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. It was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical release and includes a brief history of Paramount, interviews with various actors, and clips from upcoming projects (some of which never came to fruition). The title comes from a biography of Paramount founder Adolph Zukor, The House That Shadows Built (1928), by William Henry Irwin.
Producers Paramount
Original title The House That Shadows Built
Directors
Writers

Cast

Groucho Marx

as Caesar's Ghost

Harpo Marx

as The Merchant of Wieners

Chico Marx

as Tomalio

Zeppo Marx

as Sammy Brown

Ben Taggart

as Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent

Charles Ray

as (archive footage)

Sarah Bernhardt

as (archive footage)

Lon Chaney

as (archive footage)

Miriam Hopkins

as (archive footage)

Sylvia Sidney

as (archive footage)

Gloria Swanson

as (archive footage)

Clara Bow

as (archive footage)

Ruth Chatterton

as (archive footage)

Maurice Chevalier

as (archive footage)

Claudette Colbert

as (archive footage)

Betty Compson

as (archive footage)

Robert Coogan

as (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks

as (archive footage)

William S. Hart

as (archive footage)

Phillips Holmes

as (archive footage)

Harold Lloyd

as (archive footage)

Herbert Marshall

as (archive footage)

Mary Pickford

as (archive footage)

Wallace Reid

as (archive footage)

Charles Ruggles

as (archive footage)

Lilyan Tashman

as (archive footage)