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The House Without a Key

  • 1926
  • Passed
  • 3h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Walter Miller and Allene Ray in The House Without a Key (1926)
ActionAdventureCrimeMysteryRomanceThriller

A Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has not spoken to his brother, who owns a hotel next to Winterslip's estate, in over twenty years... Read allA Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has not spoken to his brother, who owns a hotel next to Winterslip's estate, in over twenty years. Minerva, sister to the estranged brothers, comes from Boston to try to reconcile the two... Read allA Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has not spoken to his brother, who owns a hotel next to Winterslip's estate, in over twenty years. Minerva, sister to the estranged brothers, comes from Boston to try to reconcile the two men. John Quincy Winterslip, Dan's nephew, receives a letter instructing him to retrieve ... Read all

  • Director
    • Spencer Gordon Bennet
  • Writers
    • Earl Derr Biggers
    • Frank Leon Smith
  • Stars
    • Allene Ray
    • Walter Miller
    • E.H. Calvert
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    51
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Spencer Gordon Bennet
    • Writers
      • Earl Derr Biggers
      • Frank Leon Smith
    • Stars
      • Allene Ray
      • Walter Miller
      • E.H. Calvert
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Allene Ray
    Allene Ray
    • Cary Egan
    Walter Miller
    Walter Miller
    • John Quincy Winterslip
    E.H. Calvert
    E.H. Calvert
    • Dan Winterslip
    John Webb Dillion
    • Amos Winterslip
    • (as John Webb Dillon)
    Betty Caldwell
    • Barbara Winterslip
    Natalie Warfield
    • Minerva Winterslip
    Jack Pratt
    Jack Pratt
    • James Egan
    William Bailey
    William Bailey
    • Harry Jennison
    • (as William Norton Bailey)
    Frank Lackteen
    Frank Lackteen
    • Kaohla
    George Kuwa
    • Charlie Chan
    Harry Semels
    Harry Semels
    • Saladine
    Charles West
    Charles West
    • Bowker
    • (as Charles H. West)
    John Cossar
    John Cossar
    • District Attorney
    Scott Seaton
    Scott Seaton
    • Detective Hallett
    Cliff Saum
    • Kennedy
    Shia Jung
    • The Young Chinese Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Spencer Gordon Bennet
    • Writers
      • Earl Derr Biggers
      • Frank Leon Smith
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Believed to be lost.
    • Connections
      Followed by The Chinese Parrot (1927)

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 1926 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Opiumhöhle von Hawaii
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Pathé Exchange
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    • Runtime
      • 3h 30m(210 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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