The House That Shadows Built

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The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a feature compilation film from Paramount Pictures, made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. The film was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical release.

The film includes a brief history of Paramount, interviews with various actors, and clips from upcoming projects (some of which never came to fruition). The title comes from a biography of Paramount founder Adolph Zukor, The House That Shadows Built (1928), by William Henry Irwin.

Marx Brothers segment

The film is best known for a six-minute segment starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx and Zeppo Marx), with Ben Taggart playing Mr. Lee, Theatrical Producer, which was intended to promote their forthcoming 1931 film Monkey Business.

The segment, containing material which was never included in any other Marx Brothers film, is a re-working of the first scene of their first successful Broadway revue I'll Say She Is (1924),[1] which Groucho considered to have been the funniest work in the Brothers' career.

Except for some name changes and a few additional gags, the scene is nearly the same as the script used for the stage production. A few of the gags from I'll Say She Is were worked into the lobby scene in The Cocoanuts (1929), and a bit involving a series of Maurice Chevalier imitations was incorporated into the script of Monkey Business.

The Marx Brothers' segment is currently available as a special feature on the direct-to-DVD documentary film Inside the Marx Brothers, albeit in poor condition. Marx Brothers fans sometimes refer to this segment simply as I'll Say She Is, in light of its source material.

Scenes from silent Paramount films

Several films presented are now considered lost. The clips presented represent the only known surviving footage.

Year* Title Star(s) Notes Ref
Script error: No such module "sort". Queen Elizabeth Sarah Bernhardt Produced in France [2]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". J. K. Hackett, playing a dual role [3]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Dustin Farnum [4]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Mary Pickford One reel survives [5]
Script error: No such module "sort". Carmen Geraldine Farrar [6]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Robert Edeson and Theodore Roberts [7]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Blanche Sweet [8]
Script error: No such module "sort". Giving Becky a Chance Vivian Martin and Jack Holt Lost film [9]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Olga Petrova and Mahlon Hamilton Lost film [10]
Script error: No such module "sort". Huck and Tom Jack Pickford and Robert Gordon [11]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Sessue Hayakawa, Fannie Ward, and Jack Dean [12]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Marie Doro [13]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Elliott Dexter, Kathlyn Williams, and Raymond Hatton [14]
Script error: No such module "sort". Battling Jane Dorothy Gish Lost film [15]
Script error: No such module "sort". Headin' South Douglas Fairbanks Lost film [16]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Mary Pickford [17]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Elliott Dexter Survives incomplete [18]
Script error: No such module "sort". For Better, for Worse Gloria Swanson and Elliott Dexter [19]
Script error: No such module "sort". Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde John Barrymore [20]
Script error: No such module "sort". Homer Comes Home Charles Ray [21]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Lon Chaney, Betty Compson, Thomas Meighan and J. M. Dumont Lost film [22]
Script error: No such module "sort". True Heart Susie Lillian Gish [23]
Script error: No such module "sort". Male and Female Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan [24]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Betty Compson [25]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Wallace Reid and Theodore Roberts [26]
Script error: No such module "sort". On With the Dance Mae Murray [27]
Script error: No such module "sort". Sentimental Tommy Gareth Hughes and May McAvoy Lost film [28]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres [29]
Script error: No such module "sort". Nice People Conrad Nagel, Bebe Daniels, William Boyd, and Wallace Reid Lost film [30]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". [31]
Script error: No such module "sort". Peter Pan Betty Bronson and Mary Brian [32]
Script error: No such module "sort". Wild Bill Hickok William S. Hart and Kathleen O'Connor [33]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Adolphe Menjou and Florence Vidor [34]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Noah Beery, Billie Dove, and Jack Holt Lost film [35]
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Script error: No such module "sort". Behind the Front Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton [37]
Script error: No such module "sort". Forbidden Paradise Pola Negri and Rod La Rocque [38]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Richard Dix [39]
Script error: No such module "sort". Varieté Emil Jannings and Lya De Putti Produced in Germany [40]
Script error: No such module "sort". Beau Geste Ronald Colman, Ralph Forbes, and Noah Beery [41]
Script error: No such module "sort". It Clara Bow [42]
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Harold Lloyd and Constantine Romanoff [43]
Script error: No such module "sort". Underworld George Bancroft [44]
Script error: No such module "sort". Wings Gary Cooper, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and Richard Arlen [45]
*Sorts in order presented in the film

Silent film performers in unidentified silent films

The Lon Chaney Sr. segment is one of only two short sequences which survive from The Miracle Man (1919). The other clip is featured in one of Paramount's Movie Milestone series, Movie Memories (1935), showcasing the studios' greatest achievements. This latter clip shows both a segment from the conclave in Chinatown as well as the healing scene which is in The House That Shadows Built. A nitrate print of Movie Memories is reportedly at the UCLA Film and Television Archive but has not yet been preserved.[46]

Then-current Paramount stars

The film moves on to show segments with Paramount players of the 1931–32 season, including George Bancroft, Nancy Carroll, the Four Marx Brothers, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Clive Brook, Phillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Eleanor Boardman, Frances Dee, Jackie Searl, Kay Francis, Judith Wood, Regis Toomey, Peggy Shannon, Jackie Coogan, Lilyan Tashman, Eugene Pallette, Anna May Wong, Juliette Compton, Stuart Erwin, William Boyd, Miriam Hopkins, Wynne Gibson, Jack Oakie, Ginger Rogers, Robert Coogan, Carmen Barnes, Charlie Ruggles, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Mitzi Green, Richard Arlen, Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Claudette Colbert, Paul Lukas, Tallulah Bankhead, Gary Cooper, Ruth Chatterton, Marlene Dietrich, and Maurice Chevalier.

These stars are announced as appearing in upcoming films, including some never produced or released by Paramount:

Scenes are shown that were shot for the following films:

See also

References

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