Anna the Adventuress

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Anna the Adventuress
Directed by Cecil M. Hepworth
Written byBlanche McIntosh
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Produced byCecil M. Hepworth
Starring Alma Taylor
Jean Cadell
James Carew
Gerald Ames
Production
company
Distributed byNational Photoplays
Release date
  • 1 February 1920 (1920-02-01)
Running time
6,000 feet
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Anna the Adventuress is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Jean Cadell and James Carew. [1] It is based on a novel by Phillips Oppenheim. Made by Hepworth Pictures at Walton Studios, it is now considered a lost film. [2]

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Plot summary

Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents.

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References

  1. "Anna the Adventuress". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
  2. "Anna the Adventuress". silentera.com. Retrieved 24 February 2013.