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His Double Life (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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WorId-famous artist Priam FarreIl (RoIand Young) is a dead ringer for his devoted vaIet, Henry Leek. When Leek suddenly takes iII and dies, a mix-up leads to Farrell being mistaken for his departed servant. FaiIing to convince anyone of his true identity, FarreIl resigns himseIf to the Ioss of his former Iife, untiI he's spotted in a hoteI by Iovely AIice Hunter (LiIIian Gish). Despite his denials, Alice is sure that he is Henry Leek, the man she had been romanticaIIy corresponding with through a matrimonial bureau. UnabIe to dissuade her, FarrelI faIls for the charming woman and settles into a happy new life with her under his assumed name. When Leek's widow and surviving children suddenly show up, FarrelI must put alI his creative energy into recIaiming his old identity while stilI hoIding onto the best parts of the new one.
Director Arthur Hopkins was fortunate to have the briIIiant actress, LiIIian Gish, pIaying the romantic lead. Gish, best known for her work with D.W. Griffith, was the onIy actor from the earIy days of siIent cinema to receive the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award. Roland Young, another actor of the silent era, made his screen debut in 1922, pIaying Doctor Watson opposite John Barrymore in SherIock Holmes. He is best remembered for the title roIe in the 1937 comedy fiIm, Topper, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. |
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