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The Charlatan is a 1929 part-talkie film directed by George Melford with Robert N. Lee, Holmes E. Herbert Margaret Livingston, Rockliffe Fellowes, from the 1923 play The Charlatan by Leonard Praskins and Ernest Pascal. It was restored and reissued on Grapevine Video in 2007.
Original Release
04/14/1929
US Release
04/14/1929
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Holmes Herbert | Count Merlin - aka Peter Dwight / Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight |
| Margaret Livingston | Florence Talbot |
| Rockliffe Fellowes | Richard Talbot |
| Philo McCullough | Dr. Walter Paynter / Walter Paynter |
| Anita Garvin | Mrs. Paynter |
| Crauford Kent | District Attorney Frank Deering / Frank Deering |
| Rose Tapley | Mrs. Deering |
| Fred MacKaye | Jerry Starke |
| Dorothy Gould | Ann Talbot |
| Wilson Benge | The Talbots' Butler |
Directors
Writers
Ernest Pascal, Leonard Praskins, J.G. Hawks, Robert N. Lee, Tom Reed, Jack Rollens
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Holmes Herbert | Count Merlin - aka Peter Dwight / Peter "Count Merlin" Dwight |
| Margaret Livingston | Florence Talbot |
| Rockliffe Fellowes | Richard Talbot |
| Philo McCullough | Dr. Walter Paynter / Walter Paynter |
| Anita Garvin | Mrs. Paynter |
| Crauford Kent | District Attorney Frank Deering / Frank Deering |
| Rose Tapley | Mrs. Deering |
| Fred MacKaye | Jerry Starke |
| Dorothy Gould | Ann Talbot |
| Wilson Benge | The Talbots' Butler |
| Fritzi Fern | The Talbots' Maid |
| Francis Ford | Detective |
| John George | Count Merlin's Assistant |
| Monte Montague | Policeman |
| Joan Pierce | Ann - as a Child |
| Bernard Siegel | Count Merlin's Assistant |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Carl Laemmle Jr. | Producer |
