The Impostor

The Impostor

1918 · Comedy, Drama

Directed by George Abbott · Written by Anthony Paul Kelly

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Why Bring That Up?Why Bring That Up? · 1929
Why Bring That Up?
★ 10.01929
MovieDramaComedy
George's partner in vaudeville quits their act, claiming that Betty has broken his heart. George then teams up with Charlie, a stranded trouper, and Irving becomes their manager. Later, in New York, the "Two Black Crows" star in their own revue and save money to build their own theater on Broadway. Betty comes to the theater with her lover, who poses as a cousin and induces George to hire her. He showers her with jewels and money. She tries to persuade George to invest in oil stock her lover is selling, and though their act is a success, Charlie fires Betty. When Charlie and Betty's lover quarrel, Charlie is injured.
Where's Charley?Where's Charley? · 1952
Where's Charley?
★ 9.51952
MovieComedyMusic
Musical version of the comedy, "Charley's Aunt," by Brandon Thomas. As part of a simple enough ruse, a Cambridge student poses as his aunt but his scheme goes wrong, first when someone falls for the aunt, and then when the real aunt turns up.
The Boys from SyracuseThe Boys from Syracuse · 1986
The Boys from Syracuse
★ 8.01986
MovieTV MovieMusic
Rodger & Hart's Shakespearean musical put on by the Stratford Festival in their first musical endeavor.
All Quiet on the Western FrontAll Quiet on the Western Front · 1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
★ 7.81930
MovieDramaWar
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
Heat LightningHeat Lightning · 1934
Heat Lightning
★ 7.21934
MovieCrimeDrama
Olga runs an isolated gas station and restaurant in the stifling hot American desert with her discontented younger sister Myra. When two escaped criminals stop for a bite to eat, Olga is reminded of the past she left behind.
ManslaughterManslaughter · 1930
Manslaughter
★ 7.01930
MovieRomanceDrama
A spoiled young rich girl is sent to prison for accidentally running down a pedestrian. There she learns about a life and people she had never even imagined existed before.
Highway WestHighway West · 1941
Highway West
★ 6.61941
MovieCrimeDrama
A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.
Damn YankeesDamn Yankees · 1958
Damn Yankees
★ 6.51958
MovieComedy
Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pact with the Devil to help his baseball team win the league pennant.
The Boys from SyracuseThe Boys from Syracuse · 1940
The Boys from Syracuse
★ 6.41940
MovieComedyMusic
The action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the concerns The efforts of two boys from Syracuse, Anthipholus and his servant Dromio, to find their long-lost twins who, for reason of plot confusion, are also named Anthipholus and Dromio. Complications arise when the wife of the Ephesians, Adriana and her servant Luce, mistake the two strangers for their husband, though the couples eventually get sorted out after Adriana's sister Luciana and the Syracuse Antipholus admit their love
Three Men on a HorseThree Men on a Horse · 1936
Three Men on a Horse
★ 6.41936
MovieComedy
A meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.
Pal JoeyPal Joey · 1957
Pal Joey
★ 6.31957
MovieMusicRomance
An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.
The CheatThe Cheat · 1931
The Cheat
★ 6.31931
MovieDrama
Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff wants to stop spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich. One night, on a hunch, she bets and loses big at a casino, and then she doubles her problems with more impulsive decisions. Hardy Livingstone, a wealthy Casanova just back from the Orient, makes a play for her. Elsa dallies with Hardy, but soon, his insistence and her dire financial affairs seem destined to lead to adultery. Who's the cheat?
The Fall GuyThe Fall Guy · 1930
The Fall Guy
★ 6.31930
MovieComedyCrime
Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile, his beleaguered wife has to deal with her bizarre, unemployed, wise-cracking brother and various neighbors while keeping house in their Brooklyn tenement.
The Pajama GameThe Pajama Game · 1957
The Pajama Game
★ 6.21957
MovieMusicComedy
An Iowa pajama factory worker falls in love with an affable superintendent who had been hired by the factory's boss to help oppose the workers' demand for a pay raise.
Secrets of a SecretarySecrets of a Secretary · 1931
Secrets of a Secretary
★ 6.01931
MovieDrama
Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles Brackett.
Half Way to HeavenHalf Way to Heaven · 1929
Half Way to Heaven
★ 6.01929
MovieDramaRomance
A trapeze artist causes the death of another over their mutual love of a girl. When a new artist joins the troupe and falls in love with her, she must protect him from her ex-lover's jealous rage.

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