The House of Secrets (novel) explained

The House of Secrets
Author:Sydney Horler
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Genre:Thriller
Publisher:Hodder and Stoughton (UK)
Grosset & Dunlap (US)
Release Date:1926
Media Type:Print

The House of Secrets is a 1926 mystery thriller novel by the British writer Sydney Horler. Horler was a prolific writer known for particularly for his series featuring Tiger Standish, but he also wrote many stand-alone novels. In 1927 he adapted the novel into a stage play of the same name.[1]

Film Adaptations

In 1929, it was made into an American film of the same title starring Joseph Striker. It was adapted a second time in 1936 as House of Secrets directed by Roland D. Reed and starring Leslie Fenton and Muriel Evans.[2] Both the original and remake were made by the Hollywood-based Poverty Row studio Chesterfield Pictures.

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Notes and References

  1. Reilly p.815
  2. Goble p.228