Hangman's House
Donn Byrne's Romance of Racing and Racial Intrigue
80 mins
Forced by her mean-spirited father, Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien, to marry a man she doesn't love, Connaught O'Brien gives up hope of ever with her true love, Dermot McDermot. After her father dies and a hunted rebel leader returns to town, however, Connaught finds a renewed hope that the tides of oppression will shift and she might again find happiness. This silent romantic drama, set in Ireland, is the first film in which a then-unknown John Wayne is clearly visible.
Brian Desmond Hurst
Horse Race Spectator
Belle Stoddard
Anne McDermott
Philip Klein
Adaptation
Marion Orth
Scenario Writer
Tim Curran
Music
George Schneiderman
Director of Photography
Margaret Clancey
Editor
Audrey Scott
Stunts