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  • The Haunted House (II) (1913)
  • Short | Short, Drama
The Haunted House (II) (1913)
Short | Short, Drama
There is a common superstition that millionaire James Chilton's picturesque old home is haunted. One night as the nurse is telling a ghost story to Chilton's little daughter Adelaide, notorious thief Spider Pete is about to enter the ...See moreThere is a common superstition that millionaire James Chilton's picturesque old home is haunted. One night as the nurse is telling a ghost story to Chilton's little daughter Adelaide, notorious thief Spider Pete is about to enter the window. Spider overhears the weird tale and becomes so terrified that he abandons all professional thoughts in a spectacular flight. Chilton has married a second time. His bride Isobel devotes her life to society and has scant interest in her stepdaughter, making little Adelaide miserable with her fault-finding. Spider reads in the paper that Chilton has presented his wife with the famous Hepworth sapphires. "Ghost or no ghost, I'll get them stones," he exclaims, and when the house is clothed in darkness, he enters the window. Isobel punishes Adelaide for some trifling disobedience by locking her in a dark room. When the wife retires to her boudoir she is horrified to see Spider's reflection in the mirror. The crook is about to resort to violence to prevent Isobel from giving the alarm, when a series of strange sounds issues from the adjoining room. Adelaide, angered at the injustice of her punishment, is throwing things around. Superstitious Spider crouches in terror and Isobel, grasping his revolver, masters the situation. Chilton returns from a late engagement and summons an officer, and Adelaide, who has unconsciously impersonated the celebrated Chilton Ghost, wins Isobel's love. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Edmund Lawrence
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Updated Apr 28, 1913
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Apr 28, 1913 (United States)

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Edgar L. Davenport's primary photo
Edgar L. Davenport
James Chilton James Chilton   See fewer
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Olive Templeton
Isobel Chilton - The Second Wife (as Olive Temple) Isobel Chilton - The Second Wife (as Olive Temple)   See fewer
Damaged Goods (1914)
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Adelaide Lawrence
Adelaide Chilton - The Daughter Adelaide Chilton - The Daughter   See fewer
The Queen of Hearts (1918)
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Stephen Purdee
Spider Pete - A Burglar Spider Pete - A Burglar   See fewer
The Luring Lights (1915)
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