The House of Shame explained

The House of Shame
Editing:	De Leon Anthony
Cinematography:	M.A. Anderson
Studio:	Chesterfield Pictures
Distributor:	Chesterfield Pictures
Runtime:	1 hour
Country:	United States

The House of Shame is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Creighton Hale, Virginia Brown Faire, and Lloyd Whitlock.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Creighton Hale as Harvey Baremore
• Virginia Brown Faire as Druid Baremore
• Lloyd Whitlock as John Kimball
• Florence Dudley as Doris
• Fred Walton as M. Fanchon
• Carlton S. King as The Irate Husband
• Julia Griffith as Country Club Gossip
• George Kuwa as Kuwa, Kimball's Valet

Censorship

Like many American films of the time, The House of Shame was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. In Kansas the film, with a plot condoning a romantic relationship between a wife and her husband's employer, was banned by the Board of Review.^[3]

Bibliography

• Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

Notes and References

1. Pitts p. 85
2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HouseOfShame1928.html Progressive Silent Film List: The House of Shame
3. Book: Butters, Gerald R. . Banned in Kansas: Motion Picture Censorship, 1915-1966 . University of Missouri Press . 2007 . 195 . 978-0-8262-1749-3.