The Ghost House is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by William C. deMille and written by Beulah Marie Dix.
The film stars Jack Pickford, Louise Huff, Olga Grey, James Neill, Eugene Pallette, and Horace B.
The same evening Ted Rawson (Pickford) is sent to spend the night in the haunted house as part of his college hazing.
When the women hear someone breaking into the house they think he is a burglar and Lois holds Ted captive at the point of a gun.
A real thief is also hiding in the house and when he sees the women trailing in their white gowns, he thinks they are ghosts and departs hastily.