The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount Pictures made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. It was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular theatrical release and includes a brief history of Paramount, interviews with various actors, and clips from upcoming projects (some of which never came to fruition). The title comes from a biography of Paramount founder Adolph Zukor, The House That Shadows Built (1928), by William Henry Irwin.
Groucho Marx
as Caesar's Ghost
Harpo Marx
as The Merchant of Wieners
Chico Marx
as Tomalio
Zeppo Marx
as Sammy Brown
Ben Taggart
as Mr. Lee, Theatrical Agent
Charles Ray
as (archive footage)
Sarah Bernhardt
as (archive footage)
Lon Chaney
as (archive footage)
Miriam Hopkins
as (archive footage)
Sylvia Sidney
as (archive footage)
Gloria Swanson
as (archive footage)
Clara Bow
as (archive footage)
