Darkened Rooms

For the short film by David Lynch, see Darkened Room.

Darkened Rooms
Neil Hamilton and Evelyn Brent
Directed byLouis J. Gasnier
Written byMelville Baker
Patrick Kearney
Patrick Konesky
Richard H. Digges Jr.[1]
StarringEvelyn Brent
Neil Hamilton
Doris Hill[1]
CinematographyArchie Stout
Edited byFrances Marsh
Music byKarl Hajos [1]
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 23, 1929 (1929-11-23)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Darkened Rooms is a 1929 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Evelyn Brent.[2] It was an early talking picture. This film is preserved at the Library of Congress.[3] The film tried to cash in on the interest in spiritualism caused by the then-popular Harry Houdini, but critics felt the film couldn't quite decide whether it was debunking the supernatural, or embracing it.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 339. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "Darkened Rooms". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  3. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.40 c.1978 by The American Film Institute, c.1978