The Impostor (1926 film)

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The Impostor
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Directed by Chester Withey
Written by Ewart Adamson
Clifford Howard
Produced by Joseph P. Kennedy
Starring Evelyn Brent
Carroll Nye
James Morrison
Cinematography Roy H. Klaffki
Production
company
Gothic Productions
Distributed by Film Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • September 12, 1926 (1926-09-12)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Impostor is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Chester Withey and starring Evelyn Brent, Carroll Nye, and James Morrison. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine, [2] Dick Gilbert, a struggling young man, uses a family jewel as collateral for a loan to cover his gambling debts. However, the jewel is then stolen by a notorious gambler. His sister Judith disguises herself as a street girl to retrieve the jewel, which her father was holding as security for a Count. She pretends to also be a thief, leading to exciting incidents. After learning that the jewel has been sold to a social climber seeking to improve her standing with the Gilbert family, Judith, still disguised as a thief, offers to impersonate herself at a garden party. During the party, the woman returns the jewel. After several interesting occurrences, Judith manages to return the jewel to the safe in time. Her brother, unaware of this, confesses. The thief De Mornoff breaks in, again attempting to steal the jewel, but Judith confronts him with a gun. The brother is forgiven, and Bruce Gordon, a newspaper reporter who has been following the "girl thief" for the story, desires to marry her to "make an honest woman of her" and learns her identity. Judith tells the reporter that he still has a chance with her.

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References

  1. Connelly p. 366
  2. "New Pictures: The Impostor". Exhibitors Herald. 25 (07). Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 62. 1 May 1926. Retrieved 27 March 2024.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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