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The Imposter (1927)

The Imposter poster
Directed by
Martin Berger
Genre
silent film
Country
Weimar Republic
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman pretends to be someone she is not in order to navigate high society. She must keep up the act while dealing with the people around her.

lightheartedplayfulmischievousbriskwhimsicalretrolow-stakes

What happens

The Impostor (German: Die Hochstaplerin) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Martin Berger and starring Ruth Weyher, Anton Pointner and Philipp Manning. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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