Hangman's House
Donn Byrne's Romance of Racing and Racial Intrigue
1928-05-13 | 80 minutes
Plot Summary
Forced by her mean-spirited father, Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien, to marry a man she doesn't love, Connaught O'Brien gives up hope of ever with her true love, Dermot McDermot. After her father dies and a hunted rebel leader returns to town, however, Connaught finds a renewed hope that the tides of oppression will shift and she might again find happiness. This silent romantic drama, set in Ireland, is the first film in which a then-unknown John Wayne is clearly visible.
Cast
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Victor McLaglenDenis Hogan
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June CollyerConnaught O'Brien
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Earle FoxeJohn D'Arcy
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Hobart BosworthLord Chief Justice James O'Brien
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Larry KentDermot McDermot
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Joseph BurkeNeddy Joe - Dermot's Servant
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Mary GordonThe Woman at Hogan's Hideout
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Eric MayneColonel of Legionnaires
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Jack PennickMan Bringing Dermot to Hogan
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John WayneHorse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
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