Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)

Directed by

Benjamin Christensen

Genre

comedy horror, silent film, comedy drama, mystery film, satanic film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man and his fiancée are kidnapped by a mysterious villain who calls himself Satan. The villain forces them to participate in a series of strange and dangerous games in his mansion.

playfulcampyquirkyspookyold-fashionedsillylightheartedfast-paced

What happens

Seven Footprints to Satan is a Synchronized sound 1929 American mystery film directed by Danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen. Based on the 1928 story of the same name by Abraham Merritt, it stars Thelma Todd, Creighton Hale, William V. Mong and Sheldon Lewis. Although originally planned as a part-talkie, the film was released as a synchronized film only as evidenced by all period reviews that specifically mention that the film is "Synchronized" with Exhibitors Herald World specifically stating "there is no dialogue." The film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The film survives at the Cineteca Italiana in an alternate sound version known as an International Sound Version. The sound disks for this foreign sound version are not known to be extant. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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