Hangman's House

Donn Byrne's Romance of Racing and Racial Intrigue

Forced by her mean-spirited father, Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien, to marry a man she doesn't love, Connaught O'Brien gives up hope of ever with her true love, Dermot McDermot. After her father dies and a hunted rebel leader returns to town, however, Connaught finds a renewed hope that the tides of oppression will shift and she might again find happiness. This silent romantic drama, set in Ireland, is the first film in which a then-unknown John Wayne is clearly visible.

  • Genre: Thriller, Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1928-05-13
  • Runtime: 80 min
  • Country: United States of America
  • Language: No Language
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6.4
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