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The Monster (1925)

Name: The Monster
Genre: Horror
Released: 1925
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Cast: Lon Chaney, Gertrude Olmstead, Matthew Betz, Charles Sellon, Ethel Wales

192587 minHorror✓ Verified rightsSilent · CC0 piano score

The Monster (1925) is an 87-minute horror film that airs free on Starlite TV's Silent Pictures (CH 12) channel. It is a silent film, presented with a public-domain (CC0) piano score. It is in the U.S. public domain. Directed by Roland West.

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About The Monster (1925)

The Monster is a 1925 American silent horror-comedy film directed by Roland West, based on the stage play of the same name by Crane Wilbur, and starring Lon Chaney and comedian Johnny Arthur. The screenplay was written by Willard Mack and Albert Kenyon.

John Bowman, a wealthy farmer, is kidnapped one night after two mysterious men lure his car off the road. When the wreckage is discovered the next day, constable Russ Mason forms a search party with Amos Rugg and Johnny Goodlittle. Johnny has just graduated from crime school, receiving a diploma as an amateur detective. Amos and Johnny work at the general store in Danburg. Both are in love with Betty Watson, the storeowner's daughter.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article The Monster (1925 film) (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Credits

Directed by: Roland West
Cast includes: Lon Chaney, Gertrude Olmstead, Matthew Betz, Charles Sellon, Ethel Wales, Herbert Prior, Hallam Cooley, Johnny Arthur
Country: United States

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Airs on

Silent Pictures - CH 12, Silent Film TV

Rights & source

Basis: Published before 1931 - U.S. copyright term expired
Evidence: First published 1925 (before 1931): US copyright term has expired.
Music: Silent copy with no audio track; CC0 piano bed is played.
Underlying rights: Lon Chaney silent (MGM).
Source: Internet Archive

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