''The Masquerader'' is a 1922 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by James Young and starring Guy Bates Post,

Ruth Cummings Ruth Cummings (originally credited under her maiden name, Ruth Sinclair) was an American screenwriter and actress active from the 1910s through the 1930s. She was married to actor-director Irving Cummings in 1917, and they had a son, screenwriter ...

, and Edward Kimball.Goble p.861 A jaded British politician arranges for his place to be taken by his doppelganger cousin. The film was based on the 1904 novel '' The Masquerader'' by

Katherine Cecil Thurston Katherine Cecil Thurston (18 April 1874 – 5 September 1911) was an Irish novelist, best known for two political thrillers. Life Born Kathleen Annie Josephine Madden at 14, Bridge Street, Cork, Ireland, the only daughter of banker Paul J. ...

. It was remade in 1933 with

Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then immigrating to the United States and having a successful Hollywood film career. He wa ...

in the lead roles. This film is now considered lost

Cast

* Guy Bates Post as John Chilcote M.P. / John Loder *

as Eve Chilcote * Edward Kimball as Brock * Herbert Standing as Herbert Fraide * Lawson Butt as Mr. Lakely *

Marcia Manon Marcia Manon (born Marcia Elizabeth Harrison, October 28, 1896 – April 12, 1973) was a film actress active during the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. She was a supporting player who worked with stars Mary Pickford, John Barrymore, Ethel ...

as Lady Lillian Astrupp *

Barbara Tennant Barbara Tennant (19 May 1892 – 18 March 1982) was an English actress. She appeared in over a hundred silent films between 1912 and 1928. Early life Barbara Tennant was born in London, and began performing there. She moved to North America a ...

as Bobby Blessington

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* * 1922 films 1922 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by James Young 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films set in London Films based on British novels American silent feature films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub