His Double Life (1933)
- Directed by
- Arthur Hopkins, William Churchill deMille
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 08m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A shy, reclusive artist decides to trade lives with his dead servant, taking on a new identity. He then finds himself unexpectedly inheriting a fortune and getting married.
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What happens
His Double Life is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy drama film directed by Broadway theatrical impresario and first time film director Arthur Hopkins with directorial input from the experienced William C. deMille, Cecil's older brother. It stars Roland Young and Lillian Gish. It had been filmed before in 1921 in the silent era as The Great Adventure with Lionel Barrymore, and was remade again in 1943 as Holy Matrimony with Monty Woolley. The story had also been adapted previously in Britain in 1915 by Laurence Trimble. It is preserved at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., and is available on DVD. This film is now in public domain (in the USA). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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