Seven Footprints to Satan

Seven Footprints to Satan is a 1929 American horror film directed by Danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen. Based on the book of the same name by Abraham Merritt, it stars Thelma Todd, Creighton Hale, William V. Mong and Sheldon Lewis, and contains appearances by Sjin Kamiyama and Angelo Rossitto among others. It was produced as both a silent film and as a parttalkie, making it one of the last if not the last silent horror films.

Seven Footprints to Satan is the fifth of seven films made by Christensen during his tenure in Hollywood, and is one of only four that survive in a relatively complete state Eagles Nest and Haunted House are believed to be lost House of Horror exists only in sound elements. Seven Footprints to Satan is also notable one of the first films of Loretta Young, who appears uncredited as an extra.Seven Footprints to Satan was released as both a silent film and as a sound film with Vitaphone musical score after first talking picture The Terror 1928, sound effects and some dialogue sequences. Despite some negative reviews from such publications as The New York Times, the film performed well at the box office. A companion Photoplay edition of the Merritt novel, published by Grosset amp Dunlap and featuring several stills from the film, also sold extremely well. Ayn Rand was one commentator who endorsed the film. ........

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