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The House of Mystery (1923)

The House of Mystery poster
Original title
La Maison du mystère
Directed by
Alexandre Volkoff
Genre
drama film, silent film, crime film
Country
France
Runtime
6h 21m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man faces a series of misfortunes after being wrongly accused of a crime. The serial follows his struggles over many years.

silentdramaticmoodysuspensefulmelodramaticslowseriouscrime

What happens

La Maison du mystère (English: The House of Mystery) is a French silent serial film directed by Alexandre Volkoff for the Albatros film company. It was made during 1921 and 1922 and was first shown in 1923. It was co-written by and starred Ivan Mosjoukine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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