Ramshackle House (1924)
Overview
Don Counsel, a New Yorker who is traveling through southern Florida, is being framed by Ernest Riever for a murder he did not commit. Riever is holding the real killer captive on his yacht while detectives are searching for Counsel. Pen Broome, who lives with her father (Henry James) on their rundown estate, tries to help Counsel out. Riever's men find Counsel and trap him in a ballast bulkhead, but Pen rescues him.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.077 |
Directed By
F. Harmon Weight
TOP CAST
Betty Compson
Pen Broome
John Davidson
Ernest Riever
Josephine Norman
Blanche Paglar
Robert Lowing
Don Counsell
Henry James
Pendleton Broome
William Black
Keesing
Duke Pelzer
Spike Talley
Joey Joey
Alligator wrestler
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