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The House Without a Key is a 1926 American mystery film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same name and is the first onscreen appearance of the fictional detective Charlie Chan, although the main stars are Allene Ray and Walter Miller.[1] The film is now considered to be lost.[2]

The House Without a Key
Film poster
Directed by	Spencer Gordon Bennet
Written by	Earl Derr Biggers (novel) Frank Leon Smith
Starring	Allene Ray Walter Miller
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	November 21, 1926 (1926-11-21)
Running time	10 episodes
Country	United States
Language	Silent with English intertitles

Cast

• Allene Ray as Carry Egan
• Walter Miller as John Quincy Winterclip
• E. H. Calvert as Dan Winterclip
• Betty Caldwell as Barbara Winterclip
• Natalie Warfield as Minerva Winterclip
• Jack Pratt as James Egan
• William Bailey as Harry Jennison (as William Norton Bailey)
• Frank Lackteen as Kaohla
• George Kuwa as Charlie Chan
• Harry Semels as Saladine
• Charles West as Bowker (as Charles H. West)
• John Cossar as District Attorney
• Scott Seaton as Detective
• Cliff Saum as Kennedy
• John Webb Dillion
• Shia Jung as The young Chinese girl (uncredited)

See also

• List of film serials
• List of film serials by studio

References

External links

• The House Without a Key at IMDb
• The House Without a Key at AllMovie

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