The silent film that I'm writing about is The Fall Of The House Of Usher. Written as a short horror story, the silent film runs approximately thirteen minutes in black and white. Filmed in the United States, it was based on the story from Edgar Allan Poe's writing, which has been manipulated several times in many different versions. Said to be a "low-budget thriller," it was one of the first independent experimental films made in the United States. Made in 1928, The Fall of the House of Usher was said to be the "last great film in the last great year of silent films." Directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber, with writing credits going to Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall Of The House Of Usher has a complete credited cast starting with Herbert Stern, who plays one of the best roles of Roderick Usher. His wife, Madeline Usher, is played by Hildegarde Watson who wasn't very noticed in her day until she acted in this movie. She was very successful in her acting. In addition to......
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