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The Charlatan
(1929)
Directed by George Melford
Cast:
Holmes Herbert ... Count Merlin/Peter Dwight
Margaret Livingston ... Florence Talbot
Rockliffe Fellowes ... Richard Talbot
Philo McCullough ... Doctor Paynter
Anita Garvin ... Mrs. Paynter
Crauford Kent ... Frank Deering
Rose Tapley ... Mrs. Deering
Fred MacKaye ... Jerry Starke
Dorothy Gould ... Ann Talbot
A mysterious sideshow charlatan named Count Merlin reads the palm
of a woman and tells her of how she once had cheated on her husband
and stole his child away. Stunned by hearing that, she leaves. Count
Merlin is in fact, her long-estranged husband in disguise. Her friend
encourages her to have a party at her house and to invite Count Merlin
to perform his magic act. When he is invited, murder ensues and it
is his ex-wife who is the victim. 63 Minutes
Included short subject:
WATER WAGONS - Mack Sennett comedy 18 min.
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