The Haunted House is a 1913 American silent short comedy-drama film starring Julius Frankenburg, Harry Van Meter, Vivian Rich, and Jack Richardson, based on a story by Maie B. Havey (who also acted in silent films).

Actress Vivian Rich was a popular silent film star who retired in 1931 with the coming of sound (she died in a car crash in 1957). Jack Richardson went on to star in Son of Kong (1933) and The Climax (1944).

The Haunted House (1913 film)

Plot

A young girl (Rich) is trying to choose the man she will marry, and challenges her beaus to compete for her hand. Whichever of them can spend a night in a haunted house will become her husband, but only one can win.

The Haunted House (1913 film)

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1913 films

1913 comedy-drama films

1910s English-language films

American silent short films

American black-and-white films

American haunted house films

1913 comedy films

1913 drama films

Films directed by Lorimer Johnston

1910s American films

Silent horror films

Silent American comedy-drama films

American comedy-drama short films

The Haunted House (1913 film)