The False Faces

"Another "Lone Wolf" story. Perils by the score! Thrills-loads and loads of them! Nuff said! See it and be convinced."

1919 1h 16m EN

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Synopsis

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During World War I, a professional thief known as The Lone Wolf is assigned to steal a cylinder with important information from behind the German lines and bring it to Allied intelligence headquarters. However, German agents set out to stop him, headed by the man who was responsible for the death of the thief's sister.

“Another "Lone Wolf" story. Perils by the score! Thrills-loads and loads of them! Nuff said! See it and be convinced.”

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Cast

Henry B. Walthall
Michael Lanyard
Lon Chaney
Karl Eckstrom
Mary Anderson
Cecilia Brooke
Milton Ross
Ralph Crane
Thornton Edwards
Lt. Thackery
William Bowman
Capt. Osborne
Garry McGarry
Submarine Lieutenant
Ernest Pasque
Blensop

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Irvin Willat
Writers: Irvin Willat
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Lone Wolf Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Henry B. Walthall and Lon Chaney and Mary Anderson carry the top of the cast.

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DIRECTOR

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Marketing tagline: "Another "Lone Wolf" story. Perils by the score! Thrills-loads and loads of them! Nuff said! See it and be convinced.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0010112 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Irvin Willat directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Lone Wolf Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Henry B. Walthall and Lon Chaney and Mary Anderson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Another "Lone Wolf" story. Perils by the score! Thrills-loads and loads of them! Nuff said! See it and be convinced.".
7IMDB entry: tt0010112 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 76 min · 1h 16m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The False Faces (1919)

Part of

Lone Wolf Collection

Louis Joseph Vance's MICHAEL LANYARD, better known as THE LONE WOLF, didn't start out as a private eye, but as a criminal. However, like Jack Boyle's Boston Blackie, thanks to his numerous re-creations in film, radio and television, The Lone Wolf is now best remembered these days, if at all, chiefly as a sort of gentleman thief turned private eye.