The Masquerader (1933 film)
The Masquerader is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Ronald Colman, Elissa Landi and Juliette Compton.[1]
| The Masquerader | |
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| Directed by | Richard Wallace |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Written by | John Hunter Booth (play) Katherine Cecil Thurston (novel) |
| Starring | Ronald Colman Elissa Landi Juliette Compton |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 double role as a drug-addicted member of Parliament and his lookalike cousin recruited to take his place.[3]
Main 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
- Cissy Fitzgerald as Dancing Dowager
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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