The Ghost in the Garret (1921)

The Ghost in the Garret

1921

Comedy

Synopsis

Framed for stealing some pearls while staying at the country home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Dennison, Delsie O'Dell is banished from their house. Delsie along with her bulldog, Violet, follows Oscar, the actual thief, to an old haunted house, which is the hideout for a gang of thieves. A series of humorous escapades follows as she first hides from the thieves, then pretends to be a ghost, terrorizing them. Eventually she retrieves the pearls, clears her name, and is safe once again in the arms of Bill, Dennison's secretary.

Credits

Director

F. Richard Jones

Cast

Dorothy Gish as Delsie O'Dell

Downing Clarke as Gilbert Dennison

Frank Badgley as Det. O'Connor

Mary Foy as Dennison's cook

Mrs. David Landau as Dennison's wife

Ray Grey as Oscar White

Walter P. Lewis as Dennison's butler

William Parke Jr. as Bill Clark