Hangman's House (1928)
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.
- Released
- 1928-05-13
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 71 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John Ford
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 18 votes
Cast
- Victor McLaglen as Denis Hogan
- June Collyer as Connaught O'Brien
- Earle Foxe as John D'Arcy
- Hobart Bosworth as Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien
- Larry Kent as Dermot McDermot
- Joseph Burke as Neddy Joe - Dermot's Servant
- Mary Gordon as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
- Brian Desmond Hurst as Horse Race Spectator
- Eric Mayne as Colonel of Legionnaires
- Jack Pennick as Man Bringing Dermot to Hogan
- Belle Stoddard as Anne McDermott
- John Wayne as Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback