The Millionaire's Double

1917 0h 50m EN

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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After his wife has run off with another man, New Yorker Bide Bennington decides to stay in Europe. After hearing of his wife's death years later, he returns home but finds it lonely there and heads West. While he is gone his house is robbed, and the leader of the crooks, Richard Glendo, leaves Bennington's coat and identification on an East River pier. The newspapers pick up on this and announce Bennington's "suicide." Since he is now officially deceased, Bennington decides to start life all over again -- but first he must foil a scheme by a gang of con artists, who have forced pretty Constance Brent to pose as Bennington's widow so that they can lay claim to his estate.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lionel Barrymore
Bide Bennington
Evelyn Brent
Constance Brent
Harry Northrup
Richard Glendon
Louis Wolheim
Bob Holloway
H.H. Pattee
James Brent
John Smiley
Stevens
John Raymond
'Kid' Burns

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harry Davenport
Writers: June Mathis
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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109 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Lionel Barrymore and Evelyn Brent and Harry Northrup carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0008294 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harry Davenport directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2109 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Lionel Barrymore and Evelyn Brent and Harry Northrup carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0008294 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.