FEATURE FILM

The Masquerader

5.0/10
TMDB8 votes
1933Original: English80 min

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.

Genres: Drama
Cast: Ronald Colman, Elissa Landi, Juliette Compton, Halliwell Hobbes, David Torrence

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About The Masquerader

Who was making love to her? Was it her husband? Or was it the masquerader he hired to double for him?

The Masquerader (1933) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by Richard Wallace. The cast includes Ronald Colman, Elissa Landi, Juliette Compton, Halliwell Hobbes.

Released
1933-09-03
Original language
English
Runtime
80 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Writers
Howard Estabrook

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Audience reviews

5.0/10 from 8 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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I'm a fan of Ronald Colman so was prepared to set aside the rather preposterous nature of the plot and enjoy his "Jekyll and Hyde" style performance as British parliamentarian "Sir John Chilcote". The man is a bit of a boor - constantly drunk, on drugs - a selfish oaf really. Luckily he has a loyal butler in "Brock" (Halliwell Hobbes) and a doppelgänger - his identical cousin ("Loder") - to take his place when the…

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I'm a fan of Ronald Colman so was prepared to set aside the rather preposterous nature of the plot and enjoy his "Jekyll and Hyde" style performance as British parliamentarian "Sir John Chilcote". The man is a bit of a boor - constantly drunk, on drugs - a selfish oaf really. Luckily he has a loyal butler in "Brock" (Halliwell Hobbes) and a doppelgänger - his identical cousin ("Loder") - to take his place when the public arena calls for it. Sadly, the plot now descends into melodrama as his wife "Eve" (Elissa Landi) and his erstwhile mistress "Diana" (Juliette Compton) both continue to vie for his love, whilst in true "Prisoner of Zenda" style - the double falls for the girl (or maybe girls?)! It is an OK watch this, the writing is sufficient to keep the thing moving and "Loder" has a few fun near misses. Colman plays both parts efficiently (especially the drunken sot), but the story is just a bit far-fetched and neither woman really set the romance afire either. Make sure you stick around for the ending, though - it's not quite what you expect.

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What is The Masquerader about?

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.

Who stars in The Masquerader?

Ronald Colman, Elissa Landi, Juliette Compton, Halliwell Hobbes, David Torrence, Claude King. See the cast cards above for character names.

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