Darkened Rooms
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Darkened Rooms is a 1929 American mystery film
directed by Louis J. Gasnier
and starring Evelyn Brent
.
Mystery film
Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...
directed by Louis J. Gasnier
Louis J. Gasnier
Louis J. Gasnier was a French film director.Born in Paris, Gasnier was working in theatre when Pathé hired him to direct films in the earliest days of cinema. He directed comedian Max Linder in many of his early short comedies...
and starring Evelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs in Tampa, Florida and known as Betty, she was a child of 10 when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone...
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Cast
- Evelyn BrentEvelyn BrentEvelyn Brent was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs in Tampa, Florida and known as Betty, she was a child of 10 when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone...
as Ellen - Neil Hamilton as Emory Jago
- Doris HillDoris HillDoris Hill was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s, mostly in B movies.Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Hill moved to Hollywood in the mid-1920s to pursue an acting career. First working as a vaudeville dancer, she received her first film acting role in 1926 when she starred...
as Joyce Clayton - David Newell as Billy
- Gale HenryGale HenryGale Henry was an American film actress. A prominent comedienne, she appeared in 238 films between 1914 and 1933....
as Madame Silvara - Wallace MacDonaldWallace MacDonaldWallace Archibald MacDonald was an Canadian silent film actor, and film producer....
as Bert Nelson - Blanche Craig as Mrs. Fogarty
- E. H. CalvertE. H. CalvertE. H. Calvert was an American film actor and director. He appeared in over 170 films, as well as directing a further 60 titles...
as Mr. Clayton - Sammy Bricker as Sailor