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The House That Shadows Built is a american film of genre Documentary released in USA on 1 january 1931 with Gloria Swanson
The House That Shadows Built (1931)
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Add to a movie listThe House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short Pre-Code feature film from Paramount Pictures, made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. The film was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical release.
The film includes a brief history of Paramount, interviews with various actors, and clips from upcoming projects (some of which never came to fruition). The title comes from a biography of Paramount founder Adolph Zukor, The House That Shadows Built (1928), by William Henry Irwin.
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Gloria Swanson
((archive footage))
Kay Francis
Zeppo Marx
(Sammy Brown)
Gary Cooper
Harpo Marx
(The Merchant of Wieners)
Marx Brothers
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