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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Impostor
1926 1h 0m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
CrimeDrama
Synopsis
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The debauched son of a wealthy family, Dick Gilbert, is forced to raise money to pay off gambling debts and uses a valuable family jewel as security for a loan from Prince Borkoff, but it is stolen by Morris, a gambler.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Evelyn Brent
Judith Gilbert
Carroll Nye
Dick Gilbert
James Morrison
Gordon
Frank Leigh
De Mornoff
James Quinn
Lefty
Carlton Griffin
Morris
Edna Griffin
Ann Penn
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Chester Withey
- Writers
- Ewart Adamson, Clifford Howard
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Chester Withey directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2100 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Evelyn Brent and Carroll Nye and James Morrison carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0016993 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 60 min · 1h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Chester Withey
Production companies
Who made it
- GO
Gothic Productions
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1926-04-18NR
