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Revision as of 01:55, 10 June 2017

The Ghost Breaker (1922) poster.jpg

Poster for the film.

Status: Lost

The Ghost Breaker is a 1922 American silent horror comedy directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Wallace Reid. The film is an adaptation of the 1909 play with the same name by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard, which previously been adapted as a film in 1914 which is also lost. The play would later adapted as a film again in the sound era as 1940's The Ghost Breakers and 1953's Scared Stiff starring Jerry Lewis. It is also one of the last films to star Wallace Reid before his death on January 18, 1923.

The film premiered in New York City on September 10, 1922 and was released in the other areas in October 15, 1922 by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

The plot involves a young man and his manservant, escaping from a backwoods family feud, are persuaded by a beautiful young heiress to help her rid her newly-gained Spanish castle of ghosts. The ghostly sightings, however, are the handiwork of the Duke d'Alba, who hopes to seize the castle's hidden treasure and use it to win the hand of the heiress.[1]

Status

The film has been lost for many years and only stills, posters and newspaper advertisements survive.

Gallery

References

  1. The Ghost Breaker at IMDb.com. Retrieved 20 May '17.