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The Ghost in the Garret
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 5037 feet
Directed by F. Richard Jones

Cast: Dorothy Gish [Delsie O’Dell], Downing Clarke [Gilbert Dennison], Mrs. David Landau [Mrs. Dennison, his wife], William Parke Jr. [Bill Clark], Ray Grey [Oscar White], Walter P. Lewis [the Dennison butler], Mary Foy [the Dennison cook], Frank Badgley [Detective O’Connor], Frank Hagney [criminal], Tom Blake [criminal], William Nally [criminal], Porter Strong [criminal], Melrose Aitchison [infant]

The New Art Film Company production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Fred Chaston, from a screen story by Wells Hastings. / © 31 December 1920 by The New Art Film Company [LP15987]. Released February 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Children - Criminals - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives

Listing updated: 4 February 2010.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 54; Usai-Griffith-10 p. 106; Weaver-Twenty p. 145 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Jaime Arnone.