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The Lost House

The Lost House

1915Short⏱️ 40m
ShortDrama

Before his niece and ward, Dosia Dale, comes of age, her uncle, who has spent her entire fortune, must think of a way to account for his actions. He proposes marriage, and when Dosia indignantly refuses him, he conspires with his ...

Director
Christy Cabanne
Writers
Richard Harding Davis, Anita Loos
Stars
Lillian Gish, Wallace Reid, F.A. Turner
Release Date
March 25, 1915
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
as Dosia Dale
Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
as Ford
F.A. Turner
F.A. Turner
as Dosia's Uncle
Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton
as Cuthbert
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Allan Sears
as Dr. Protheroe

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Majestic Motion Picture Company

🏷️ Keywords

kidnappingmelodrama

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

As interesting as it is gruesome
by deickemeyer2019-11-02

"A Richard Harding Davis story which in its four-reel film version is quite as interesting as it is gruesome. Dorothy Gish plays the role of the unfortunate young heiress whose unscrupulous uncle places her in the clutches of an anarchist who plans to do away with her on condition that the uncle divide her fortune with him. The production is in many ways a strong one. It is at the same time not by any means without its faults. For instance, the beard of the anarchist is too noticeably false, and toward the close of the picture where the police raid the sanitarium in which the girl is imprisoned..."

💡 Did You Know?

Scenario by Anita Loos, from a screen story by Richard Harding Davis.

📖 Synopsis

Before his niece and ward, Dosia Dale, comes of age, her uncle, who has spent her entire fortune, must think of a way to account for his actions. He proposes marriage, and when Dosia indignantly refuses him, he conspires with his ...