The House of Secrets (novel)
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Author | Sydney Horler |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Thriller |
Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton (UK) Grosset & Dunlap (US) |
Publication date | 1926 |
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The House of Secrets is a 1926 mystery thriller novel by the British writer Sydney Horler. Horler was a prolific writer known for particularly for his series featuring Tiger Standish, but he also wrote many stand-alone novels. In 1927 he adapted the novel into a stage play of the same name.[1]
Film Adaptations[]
In 1929 it was made into an American film of the same title starring Joseph Striker. It was adapted a second time in 1936 as House of Secrets directed by Roland D. Reed and starring Leslie Fenton and Muriel Evans.[2] Both the original and remake were made by the Hollywood-based Poverty Row studio Chesterfield Pictures.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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Categories:
- 1926 British novels
- British thriller novels
- British mystery novels
- Novels set in England
- British novels adapted into films
- Novels by Sydney Horler
- Hodder & Stoughton books
- 1920s novel stubs