The Altar Stairs (1922)
- Directed by
- Lambert Hillyer
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- 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 finds himself caught in a tense situation involving family secrets and a mysterious estate. The story follows his struggles with loyalty and danger as he tries to protect those he cares about.
melodramaticold-fashionedstatelysomberstraightforwardatmosphericslow-paced
What happens
The Altar Stairs is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and featuring Frank Mayo, Louise Lorraine, Lawrence Hughes and Boris Karloff in an early role. The screenplay was written by Doris Schroeder, George Hively and George Randolph Chester, based on the novel of the same name by G. B. Lancaster. It is considered today a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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