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The House of Secrets (novel)

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The House of Secrets
First edition (US)
AuthorSydney Horler
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherHodder and Stoughton (UK)
Grosset & Dunlap (US)
Publication date
1926
Media typePrint

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[edit]

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.

References[edit]

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

Bibliography[edit]

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.

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