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Illusion (1929)

Illusion poster
Directed by
Lothar Mendes
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes involved in the lives of a group of people. The story deals with their relationships and the lies they tell.

melancholicatmosphericslow-burnintrospectivequietdatedsentimental

What happens

Illusion is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and written by Richard H. Digges Jr., E. Lloyd Sheldon, and Arthur Chesney Train. The film stars Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Nancy Carroll, June Collyer, Kay Francis, Regis Toomey, Knute Erickson, and Eugenie Besserer. The film was released on September 21, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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