The House of a Thousand Candles (1915)
- Directed by
- Thomas N. Heffron
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man inherits a strange old house that is lit by a thousand candles. He discovers secrets and faces dangers within its walls.
mysteriousquietold-fashionedslow-pacedintriguingshadowyatmospheric
What happens
The House of a Thousand Candles is a 1915 American silent mystery film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Harry Mestayer, Grace Darmond and John Charles. Based on a novel of the same name by Meredith Nicholson, it was remade twice, in 1919 as another silent film Haunting Shadows and a 1936 sound film The House of a Thousand Candles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Face in the Moonlight (1915)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.