Attic of Terror (1937)

This is an entry in Vitaphone's series of "Your True Adventures", featuring radio commentator and WWI war-correspondent Floyd Gibbons telling a tale written by one of the many amateur ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Henabery

Writers:

Edward Walker Capps (story), Floyd Gibbons (adaptation)

Stars:

Floyd Gibbons, Edward Walker Capps

Cast

Cast overview:
Floyd Gibbons	...	Commentator
Edward Walker Capps	...	Writer - Contest Winner

Storyline

This is an entry in Vitaphone's series of "Your True Adventures", featuring radio commentator and WWI war-correspondent Floyd Gibbons telling a tale written by one of the many amateur writers who submitted a story that would be made into one of the many two-reel shorts in this series. The authors, and this entries writer wasn't the first one, would "win" (read, be paid)$500 for their 'true-life adventure." This one was playing as a filler on the bill at NYC's Rialto Theatre on November 26th, 1937. The feature film being shown was Monogram's 1937 "Danger Patrol," starring Harry Carey, Sally Eilers and John Beal.

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Plot Keywords:

series | radio commentator | commentator | true life adventure | narrator | 

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Genres:

Short | Mystery | News

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Your True Adventures: Attic of Terror

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vitaphone Corporation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Attic of Terror" was written by Edward Walker Capps, for a contest sponsored by Floyd Gibbons entitled "Your True Adventure". The winner received a gold watch and $500, and the winning story was the first to be made into a Vitaphone film. Edward appears at the end of the movie receiving the gold watch. The original title was "I Slept With a Dead Man" and was also called "Capps and the Corpse".

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