The Great Impersonation (1935)

Director:

Alan Crosland

Writers:

Eve Greene, E. Phillips Oppenheim (novel),

Stars:

Edmund Lowe, Valerie Hobson, Wera Engels

Cast

Cast overview:
Edmund Lowe	...	Sir Everard Dominey / Baron Leopold von Ragostein
Valerie Hobson	...	Eleanor Dominey
Wera Engels	...	Princess Stephanie Elderstrom
Murray Kinnell	...	Seaman
Henry Mollison	...	Eddie Pelham
Esther Dale	...	Mrs. Unthank
Brandon Hurst	...	Middleton
Ivan F. Simpson	...	Dr. Harrison
Spring Byington	...	Duchess Caroline
Lumsden Hare	...	Duke Henry
Charles Waldron	...	Sir Ivan Brunn
Leonard Mudie	...	Mangan
Claude King	...	Sir Gerald Hume
Frank Reicher	...	Dr. Trenk
Harry Allen	...	Perkins

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

El gran impostor

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shooting lasted from Sept. 12-Oct. 12, 1935, released Dec. 9.

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Goofs

Although the story takes place in 1914, all of the women's fashions and hairstyles are strictly in the 1935 mode, and all of the automobiles are of mid-1930's vintage.

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Connections

Version of The Great Impersonation (1942)

User Reviews

better version

This version of "The Great Impersonation" sticks to the book rather well. By contrast, the 1942 version is an extremely loose interpretation and obviously World War II propaganda. The acting is fine and the dialog interesting. The casting is excellent. This movie is based on what is supposed to be Oppenheim's greatest novel. I read the novel and thought it was mediocre. For its time, the movie, in my opinion, actually outshone the novel. Both the 1935 and 1942 versions of the novel are unapologetic melodramas, but the 1935 version has the more interesting and complex plot. However, ideally one should watch each and decide for oneself.