The Fake (1927 film)

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The Fake
Directed by Georg Jacoby
Written by George A. Cooper
Based on The Fake
1924 play
by Frederick Lonsdale
Produced by Julius Hagen
Starring
Cinematography William Shenton
Horace Wheddon
Edited by Ivor Montagu
Production
company
Distributed byWilliams and Pritchard Films
Release date
  • September 1927 (1927-09)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Fake is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Henry Edwards, Elga Brink and Juliette Compton. [1] It is based on a 1924 play of the same title by Frederick Lonsdale. It was made at Twickenham Studios in London.

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Plot

An M.P. pressures his daughter to marry an aristocrat in spite of his drug addiction.

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References

  1. "BFI - Film & TV Database - The FAKE (1927)". 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2021.