Details

Release year: 1929

Storyline

Before a planned African expedition, a man's fiancée worries that her father's guest plans to steal one of his rubies. The couple is kidnapped and held prisoner at a mysterious, creepy house. Strange things are afoot at Satan's house.

Top credits

Directors

Benjamin Christensen

Writers

Cast

Thelma Todd — Eve Martin
Creighton Hale — James Kirkham
Sheldon Lewis — The Spider
William V. Mong — Professor Moriarity

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Did you know

• A 35mm positive print is held by the Danish Film Museum.

• In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #2929, Creighton Hale tells the audience about the film. This trailer was copyrighted on February 28, 1929 (description copyright March 1, 1929), under the title "Announcing Creighton Hale in Seven Footprints to Satan".

• In September 1928 Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest in First National Pictures, and from that point on all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-'30s, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.