The Haunted House poster

The Haunted House

IMDb ID: tt0012255 · Year: 1921 · Rating: 6.9 (3,803 votes)

Genres: Short · Comedy · Horror

A bank clerk ends up in a seemingly haunted house that is actually a thieves' hideout.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesBrazil: A Casa Maluca
Hungary: A kísértetjárta ház
Germany: Buster Keatons Nacht des Inferno
Germany: Das verwunschene Haus (Alternative Title)
Denmark: Det forheksede Hus
Germany: Die Geistervilla (Alternative Title)
Finland: Kummitustalo (TV Title)
Argentina: La casa embrujada
France: Malec chez les fantômes
Poland: Nawiedzony dom
Finland: Noiduttu talo
Spain: Pamplinas y los fantasmas
Italy: Saltarello e la casa incantata
United States: The Haunted House
Greece: To stichiomeno spiti (transliterated title)
Serbia: Ukleta kuća
Greece: Το στοιχειωμένο σπίτι
Soviet Union: Дом с привидениями (Russian)
Pamplinas y los fantasmasContent RatingUnratedRelease Date1921-02-21Runtime21 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews24Critic Reviews14Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesNone
EnglishKeywords1900s
bank
teller
bank teller
cashierFilming LocationsBonebrake Mansion, Los Angeles, California, USAProduction CompaniesJoseph M. Schenck ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012255/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0012255.jpgUpdated At2025-02-09T21:54:40

Stars

Buster Keaton
Virginia Fox
Joe Roberts
Edward F. Cline
Dorothy Cassil
Mark Hamilton
Paddy McGuire
Natalie Talmadge

Directors

Edward F. Cline
Buster Keaton

Writers

Edward F. Cline
Buster Keaton

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Buster Keaton | Character: Bank Clerk
Actor: Virginia Fox | Character: Bank President's Daughter
Actor: Joe Roberts | Character: Bank Cashier
Actor: Edward F. Cline | Character: Customer in Bank
Actor: Dorothy Cassil | Character: Flirty Bank Customer
Actor: Mark Hamilton | Character: Tallest Ghost
Actor: Paddy McGuire | Character: Crook
Actor: Natalie Talmadge | Character: Fainting Female Bank Customer

[Directors Group]
Name: Edward F. Cline | Role: Director
Name: Buster Keaton | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Edward F. Cline | Role: Writer
Name: Buster Keaton | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Joseph M. Schenck | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Neil Brand | Role: Composer
Name: Robert Israel | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Elgin Lessley | Role: Cinematographer

[Music Department]
Name: Robert Israel | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Fred Gabourie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: D.C. Cardinali | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012255/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: January 31, 1921 (Boston, Massachusetts)
United States: February 21, 1921
Canada: April 1921
United Kingdom: January 1922
Norway: June 24, 1922
Finland: November 18, 1923
France: January 18, 1924
Italy: March 25, 1925
Germany: December 10, 1925

Awards

Nominee | 2017 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Saturn Award | Best DVD/Blu-Ray Collection | The Rough House, One Week, Convict 13, The Scarecrow, The Haunted House, Hard Luck, The 'High Sign', The Play House, The Blacksmith, The Love Nest | As a part of the collection "Buster Keaton Shorts 1917-23". The films Neighbors (1920), The Goat (1921), The Boat (1921), The Paleface (1922), Cops (1922), My Wife's Relations (1922), The Frozen North (1922), The Electric House (1922), Day Dreams (1922) and The Balloonatic (1923) were also included in the nomination.

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.