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Sham (1921)

Sham poster
Directed by
Thomas N. Heffron
Genre
drama film, silent film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A romance story about a woman who pretends to be someone else. The film follows her as she gets involved with a man who is deceived by her false identity.

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What happens

Sham is a lost 1921 American silent romantic drama directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Ethel Clayton and Theodore Roberts. The film is based on the 1905 play of the same name written by Elmer Harris and Geraldine Bonner, and was adapted for the screen by Douglas Z. Doty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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