The House Without a Key (serial)

The House Without a Key
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Directed bySpencer Gordon Bennet
Written byFrank Leon Smith
Based onThe House Without a Key
by Earl Derr Biggers
StarringAllene Ray
Walter Miller
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • November 21, 1926 (1926-11-21)
Running time
10 episodes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The House Without a Key is a 1926 American mystery serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same name and is the first onscreen appearance of the fictional detective Charlie Chan, although the main stars are Allene Ray and Walter Miller.[1] The serial film is now considered to be lost.[2]

  1. ^ Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "8. The Detectives "Gangbusters!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
  2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The House Without a Key". silentera.com. Retrieved February 16, 2008.