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Hangman's House

"Donn Byrne's Romance of Racing and Racial Intrigue"

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.

Top Cast

  • Victor McLaglen

    Victor McLaglen

    Denis Hogan

  • June Collyer

    June Collyer

    Connaught O'Brien

  • Earle Foxe

    Earle Foxe

    John D'Arcy

  • Hobart Bosworth

    Hobart Bosworth

    Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien

  • Larry Kent

    Larry Kent

    Dermot McDermot

  • Joseph Burke

    Joseph Burke

    Neddy Joe - Dermot's Servant

  • Mary Gordon

    Mary Gordon

    The Woman at Hogan's Hideout

  • Brian Desmond Hurst

    Brian Desmond Hurst

    Horse Race Spectator

  • Eric Mayne

    Eric Mayne

    Colonel of Legionnaires

Overview

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.

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6.6 / 10
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