The House That Shadows Built
1931
Documentary
The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. It was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical release and 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.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Groucho Marx | Caesar's Ghost |
| Harpo Marx | The Merchant of Wieners |
| Chico Marx | Tomalio |
| Zeppo Marx | Sammy Brown |
| Ben Taggart | Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent |
| Charles Ray | (archive footage) |
| Sarah Bernhardt | (archive footage) |
| Lon Chaney | (archive footage) |
| Miriam Hopkins | (archive footage) |
| Sylvia Sidney | (archive footage) |
| Gloria Swanson | (archive footage) |
| Clara Bow | (archive footage) |
| Ruth Chatterton | (archive footage) |
| Maurice Chevalier | (archive footage) |
| Claudette Colbert | (archive footage) |
| Betty Compson | (archive footage) |
| Robert Coogan | (archive footage) |
| Douglas Fairbanks | (archive footage) |
| William S. Hart | (archive footage) |
| Phillips Holmes | (archive footage) |
| Harold Lloyd | (archive footage) |
| Herbert Marshall | (archive footage) |
| Mary Pickford | (archive footage) |
| Wallace Reid | (archive footage) |
| Charles Ruggles | (archive footage) |
| Lilyan Tashman | (archive footage) |