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CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
PRODUCERS
WRITERS
Paul Sloane
Scen
Titles
PHOTOGRAPHY
Dir of photog
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the novel The Confidence Man by Laurie York Erskine (New York, 1925).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
DETAILS
Release Date:
20 April 1924
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
30 April 1924
LP20134
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
7,304
Length(in reels):
8
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Dan Corvan and Larry Maddox, salesmen for promoters of phony oil stock, endear themselves to the people of Fairfield, Florida, in an attempt to fleece skinflint Godfrey Queritt. When they are at the point of success, an old lady asks Corvan to restore some money her son has stolen, and touched by the trust of local girl Margaret Leland, Corvan decides to go ...

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Dan Corvan and Larry Maddox, salesmen for promoters of phony oil stock, endear themselves to the people of Fairfield, Florida, in an attempt to fleece skinflint Godfrey Queritt. When they are at the point of success, an old lady asks Corvan to restore some money her son has stolen, and touched by the trust of local girl Margaret Leland, Corvan decides to go straight.

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GENRE
Genre:
Sub-genre:
Crime


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Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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