Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)

A young man of society wants to make an expedition to Africa, but his fiancée asks him for help about one of her fathers guests shortly before his planed departure. Her suspects about that ... See full summary »

Director:

Benjamin Christensen

Writers:

Abraham Merritt (novel), Benjamin Christensen (screenplay),

Stars:

Thelma Todd, Creighton Hale, Sheldon Lewis

Cast

Cast overview:
Thelma Todd	...	Eve
Creighton Hale	...	James 'Jim' Kirkwell
Sheldon Lewis	...	The Spider
William V. Mong	...	The Professor
Kamiyama Sôjin	...	Sojin (as Sojin)
Laska Winters	...	Satan's Mistress (as Laska Winter)
Ivan Christy	...	Jim's valet
DeWitt Jennings	...	Uncle Joe
Nora Cecil	...	Old Witch
Kalla Pasha	...	Prof. von Viede
Harry Tenbrook	...	Eve's Chauffeur
Cissy Fitzgerald	...	Old Lady
Angelo Rossitto	...	The Dwarf
Thelma McNeil	...	Tall Girl

Storyline

A young man of society wants to make an expedition to Africa, but his fiancée asks him for help about one of her fathers guests shortly before his planed departure. Her suspects about that guest were serious, this man tries to steal one of her fathers rubin, and she and her fiance are kidnapped and brought to a house, where strange things happen. The whole thing becomes a nightmare under the direction of a mysterious Mr. Satan.

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Plot Keywords:

dwarf | masquerade | reference to satan | evil man | jewel thief | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 1929 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Satan's Stairwell

Company Credits

Production Co:

First National Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Vitaphone) (talking sequences, musical score, sound effects) Silent (alternate version)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #2929, Creighton Hale tells the audience about the film.

User Reviews

Not disappointed...

I very much enjoyed watching this film recently. After so many years of reading about it, looking for it, etc., I was not at all disappointed as I so often am ("L'Atlantide" ["Mistress of Atlantis"] comes to mind).