The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. It was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical release and includes a brief history of Paramount, interviews with various actors, and clips from upcoming projects (some of which never came to fruition). The title comes from a biography of Paramount founder Adolph Zukor, The House That Shadows Built (1928), by William Henry Irwin.
Groucho Marx | Caesar's Ghost |
Harpo Marx | The Merchant of Wieners |
Chico Marx | Tomalio |
Zeppo Marx | Sammy Brown |
Ben Taggart | Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent |
Charles Ray | (archive footage) |
Sarah Bernhardt | (archive footage) |
Lon Chaney | (archive footage) |
Miriam Hopkins | (archive footage) |
Sylvia Sidney | (archive footage) |
Gloria Swanson | (archive footage) |
Clara Bow | (archive footage) |