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The Great Impersonation (1921)

The Great Impersonation poster
Directed by
George Melford
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man pretends to be someone else. This causes problems when secrets from the past come up.

melodramaticmysterioustensedate-nightdramaticold-fashionedsuspenseful

What happens

The Great Impersonation is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and written by Monte M. Katterjohn and E. Phillips Oppenheim. The film stars James Kirkwood, Sr., Ann Forrest, Winter Hall, Truly Shattuck, Fontaine La Rue, Alan Hale, Sr., and Bertram Johns. The film was released on October 9, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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