The Altar Stairs
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The Altar Stairs is a 1922
drama film
directed by Lambert Hillyer
and featuring Boris Karloff
.
1922 in film
-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Hillyer was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed over 160 films between 1917 and 1949. He also wrote for 54 films between 1917 and 1948....
and featuring Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
.
Cast
- Frank MayoFrank Mayo (actor)Frank Mayo was an American actor. He appeared in 310 films between 1911 and 1949.He was born in New York, New York and died in Laguna Beach, California from a heart attack...
- Rod McLean - Louise LorraineLouise LorraineLouise Lorraine was an American film actress.-Life and career:Born Louise Escovar in San Francisco, California in 1904, Louise Lorraine's rise to film happened quite accidentally....
- Joie Malet - Lawrence Hughes - Tony Heritage
- J. Jiquel Lanoe - Captain Jean Malet (as J.J. Lanoe)
- Harry De VereHarry De VereHarry De Vere was an American silent film actor.He was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New York City in 1914 and starred in about 70 films until his death in 1923....
- Blundell - Hugh Thompson - John Strickland
- Boris KarloffBoris KarloffWilliam Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
- Hugo - Dagmar GodowskyDagmar GodowskyDagmar Godowsky was an American silent film actress born to Polish Jewish parents in Vilna, Lithuania. She was the daughter of the notable pianist and composer Leopold Godowsky.-Silent film actress:...
- Parete - Nick De Ruiz - Tulli