Silent Sunday – The Haunted House (1908)

Since Sunday tends to be a day of quiet and reflection for many people, it seems an appropriate day to celebrate silent movies. But in keeping with the “day of rest” theme, I’m just going to post this without any commentary and just sit back and let you enjoy.... Read full article

The Haunted House (1921, Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton)

The Haunted House has some excellent gags. There’s a lot of set gags in the finale, when bank clerk Keaton ends up in the–well, the haunted house. His coworker–a delightfully evil Joe Roberts–is actually a counterfeiter who uses the haunted house to print money; the haunted b... Read full article

Terror in the Haunted House (1958)

Sheila Wayne (Cathy O’Donnell) was born in the United States but has lived in Switzerland for most of her life. She’s recently married an American man named Philip Justin (Gerald Mohr), and the two are soon returning to the United States to start their lives together. (Image via St. Jo... Read full article

Classic Television Thursday #022 – The Abbott and Costello Show – The Haunted House

Early television comedies, especially ones like The Abbott and Costello Show, are often interesting, because they provided the performers a different venue to reuse a lot of material that they were basically recycling from their vaudeville days. In some ways this was a good thing, because it gave th... Read full article

Pic of the Day: “Francis in the Haunted House” revisited

We kick off the week a day late (sorry about that) with another look at Hugo, the silent, lumbering castle henchman of Francis in the Haunted House (1956), directed by Charles Lamont. Open the door – close the door. That’s all Hugo does all day. Lamont’s directing career began in ... Read full article