The Masquerader (1933 film)
| The Masquerader | |
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| Directed by | Richard Wallace |
| Written by | John Hunter Booth (play) Katherine Cecil Thurston (novel) |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Ronald Colman Elissa Landi Juliette Compton |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Masquerader is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Ronald Colman, Elissa Landi and Juliette Compton.[1]
It was produced by Samuel Goldwyn and released through United Artists.[2] The Masquerader was a popular 1904 novel, a 1917 play, and a 1922 silent film. Colman takes a dual role as a drug-addicted member of Parliament and his lookalike cousin recruited to take his place.[3]
Cast[]
- Ronald Colman as Sir John Chilcote / John Loder
- Elissa Landi as Eve Chilcote
- Juliette Compton as Lady Diana Joyce
- David Torrence as Fraser
- Claude King as Lakely
- Halliwell Hobbes as Brock
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Robbins
- Olaf Hytten as Doctor
- Creighton Hale as Bobby Blessington
- C. Montague Shaw as Speaker of the House (uncredited)
References[]
- ^ "The Masquerader (1933)". BFI.
- ^ Baron, Cynthia (August 18, 2016). Modern Acting: The Lost Chapter of American Film and Theatre. Springer. ISBN 9781137406552 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hall.h.t.s, Mordaunt (September 4, 1933). "Ronald Colman Has Dual Role in a Film of Katherine C. Thurston's Novel "The Masquerader."" – via NYTimes.com.
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- 1933 films
- English-language films
- 1933 drama films
- American drama films
- American black-and-white films
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- Films directed by Richard Wallace
- Films scored by Alfred Newman
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions films
- Films based on British novels
- American films based on plays
- Films set in London
- American film remakes
- Sound film remakes of silent films
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