The Invader

The Invader

The world's greatest fun-maker in his funniest feature comedy!

1936 · 61 min · ★ 4.0 · Comedy

A bumbling yachtsman sails to the South of Spain with a fiery seductress, only to become the pawn in her dangerous game of love.

Directed by Adrian Brunel · Written by Edwin Greenwood

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Buster Keaton Leander Proudfoot
Lupita Tovar Lupita Melez
Lyn Harding Gonzalo Gonzalez
Esme Percy Jose
Andreas Malandrinos Carlos the Barman
Clifford Heatherley Cheeseman
Hilda Moreno Carmita
Webster Booth Cantina Singer

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