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The Truthful Liar (1922)

The Truthful Liar poster
Directed by
Thomas N. Heffron
Genre
silent film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man who cannot stop telling lies gets caught up in a mystery. He must use his talent for deception to solve the case and prove himself.

mysterioussilent-eraplot-drivenlight-heartedsuspensefulclassicwhimsical

What happens

The Truthful Liar is a lost 1922 American mystery silent film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and written by Percy Heath and Will J. Payne. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Guy Edward Hearn, Charles A. Stevenson, Casson Ferguson, Lloyd Whitlock, George Siegmann, and E. Alyn Warren. The film was released on April 23, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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