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A Case of Identity (1921)

A Case of Identity poster
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genre
silent film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
40 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman consults a famous detective about her missing fiancé. The detective investigates the man's sudden disappearance and uncovers a trick of identity.

melancholicquietintellectualformalperiod-piecemysteriousunderstatedinquisitive

What happens

A Case of Identity est un film britannique réalisé par Maurice Elvey, sorti en 1921 et adapté de la nouvelle Une affaire d'identité d'Arthur Conan Doyle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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