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Au secours!
Also known as The Haunted House in the United Kingdom; Help! in the USA
(1924) France
B&W : [?] Two or Three? reels / 900 metres
Directed by Abel Gance

Cast: Max Linder [Max], Jean Toulout [Comte de Mornay], Gina Palerme [Renée], Gaston Modot

Films Abel Gance production; distributed by [?] Ciné Comptoir Location Gaumont? / Produced by Abel Gance. Scenario by Max Linder and Abel Gance. Cinematography by Georges Specht, Émile Pierre and André-Wladimir Reybas. / Released 17 June 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy: Horror.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Ghosts

Listing updated: 3 January 2025.

References: Bardèche-History p. 166; Brownlow-Parade p. 546; Montgomery-Comedy p. ? : ClasIm-220 p. C4 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.