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The Masquerader
Who was making love to her? Was it her husband? Or was it the masquerader he hired to double for him?
Genres
Drama
Overview
A drug-addicted member of Parliament needs to take time off and secretly pull his life together, so he gets his lookalike cousin to agree to temporarily assume his identity.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
1933-09-03
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
5.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Ronald Colman
Sir John Chilcote / John Loder
Elissa Landi
Eve Chilcote
Juliette Compton
Lady Diana Joyce
Halliwell Hobbes
Brock
David Torrence
Fraser
Claude King
Lakely
Helen Jerome Eddy
Robbins
Creighton Hale
Bobby Blessington
Eric Wilton
Alston
Olaf Hytten
Doctor
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