The Ghost Breaker

1922 0h 57m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

ComedyHorror

Synopsis

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A young man and his manservant, escaping from a backwoods family feud, are persuaded by a beautiful young heiress to help her rid her newly-gained Spanish castle of ghosts.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wallace Reid
Walter Jarvis, a Ghost Breaker
Lila Lee
Maria Theresa, a Spanish Heiress
Walter Hiers
Rusty Snow
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Duke d'Alba
J. Farrell MacDonald
Sam Marcum
Frances Raymond
Aunt Mary Jarvis
Snitz Edwards
Maurice
George O'Brien
One of the Ghosts (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfred E. Green
Writers: Walter DeLeon
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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104 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alfred E. Green, shot by William Marshall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Wallace Reid and Lila Lee and Walter Hiers carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0013170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfred E. Green directs. William Marshall behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

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1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2104 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Alfred E. Green, shot by William Marshall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Wallace Reid and Lila Lee and Walter Hiers carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0013170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.