''The Great Impersonation'' is a 1921 American silent

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directed by

George Melford George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ...

and written by Monte M. Katterjohn and E. Phillips Oppenheim. The film stars James Kirkwood, Sr., Ann Forrest,

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, Fontaine La Rue,

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, and Bertram Johns. The film was released on October 9, 1921, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives,Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Great Impersonation''
at silentera.com which suggests that it is a

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Cast

* James Kirkwood, Sr. as Sir Everard Dominey / Leopold von Ragastein * Ann Forrest as Rosamond Dominey *

as Duke of Oxford *

as Duchess of Oxford * Fontaine La Rue as Princess Eiderstrom *

as Gustave Seimann *Bertram Johns as Dr. Eddy Pelham *William Burress as Dr. Hugo Schmidt *Cecil Holland as Roger Unthank *

Tempe Pigott Tempe Pigott (2 February 1869 – 6 October 1962) was an Australian silent and sound screen character actress. She was a stage actress in England and Australia, Canada and the United States for a number of years before entering motion pictures. ...

as Mrs. Unthank *

Lawrence Grant Percy Reginald Lawrence-Grant (30 October 1870 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England – 19 February 1952 in Santa Barbara, California, USA) was an English actor known for supporting roles in films such as ''The Living Ghost'', '' I'll Tell ...

as Emperor William of Germany *Louis Dumar as Prince Eiderstrom *

Frederick Vroom Frederick Vroom (11 November 1857 – 24 June 1942) was a Canadian actor of the silent film era. Vroom appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1939, mostly in supporting roles and bit parts. He played featured roles in Buster Keaton' ...

as Prince Terniloff *Florence Midgley as Princess Terniloff

References

External links

* * 1921 films Famous Players-Lasky films Silent American drama films 1921 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by George Melford American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub