The Charlatan (1929)
- Directed by
- George Melford
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- 4.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man uses trickery and lies to get what he wants. His schemes unravel and lead to dangerous consequences.
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What happens
The Charlatan is a 1929 sound part-talkie crime thriller film directed by George Melford for Universal Pictures. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film starred Holmes E. Herbert, Margaret Livingston and Rockliffe Fellowes. The film is based on the 1923 play The Charlatan by Leonard Praskins and Ernest Pascal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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