Darkened Rooms (1929)

Director:

Louis J. Gasnier

Writers:

Melville Baker, Richard H. Digges Jr. (titles),

Stars:

Evelyn Brent, Neil Hamilton, Doris Hill

Cast

Cast overview:
Evelyn Brent	...	Ellen
Neil Hamilton	...	Emory Jago
Doris Hill	...	Joyce Clayton
David Newell	...	Billy
Gale Henry	...	Madame Silvara
Wallace MacDonald	...	Bert Nelson
Blanche Craig	...	Mrs. Fogarty
E.H. Calvert	...	Mr. Clayton
Sammy Bricker	...	Sailor

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

melodrama | supernatural | clairvoyant | seance | con artist | 

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 1929 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (MovieTone)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The lead role was originally meant for Gary Cooper, who turned it down because he didn't like the script or director Louis J. Gasnier. He was threatened with suspension by Paramount Pictures, but eventually the studio relented and the role was given to Neil Hamilton.

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Connections

References Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927)

User Reviews

Interesting curio...

Incredibly silly story worth watching if only for the fabulous Evelyn Brent. Neil Hamilton is a photographer hoping to cash in by pretending to be a psychic who can contact dead loved ones. His main target, a society girl, comes off as a completely gullible moron, and Neil Hamilton is hardly a "hero" as a man determined to make it big by being a fraud. You wonder what Evelyn Brent sees in him, and even more so, you wonder how Evelyn Brent stooped so low after her fabulous performances in "Underworld" and "The Last Command".