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The Magnificent Fraud is a 1939 American film directed by Robert Florey. Akim Tamiroff plays an actor performing in a nameless Latin American country who is pressed into service when the president is fatally injured by a bomb. Impersonating the president, the actor balances the pleasures and temptations of office, dangerous palace intrigue, and his duty to the people of the country. The plot is identical to the 1988 Richard Dreyfuss film Moon over Parador; both are based on a short story by Charles G. Booth called Caviar for His Excellency. Parts of the film were shot in Balboa Park in San Diego.
Original Release
07/21/1939
US Release
07/21/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Akim Tamiroff | President Alvarado / Jules LaCroix |
| Lloyd Nolan | Sam Barr |
| Mary Boland | Mme. Geraldine Genet |
| Patricia Morison | Claire Hill |
| Ralph Forbes | Harrison Todd |
| Steffi Duna | Carmelita |
| Ernest Cossart | Duval |
| George Zucco | Dr. Luis Virgo |
| Robert Warwick | General Pablo Hernandez |
| Frank Reicher | Mendietta Garcia |
Directors
Writers
Gilbert Gabriel, Walter Ferris, Charles G. Booth
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Akim Tamiroff | President Alvarado / Jules LaCroix |
| Lloyd Nolan | Sam Barr |
| Mary Boland | Mme. Geraldine Genet |
| Patricia Morison | Claire Hill |
| Ralph Forbes | Harrison Todd |
| Steffi Duna | Carmelita |
| Ernest Cossart | Duval |
| George Zucco | Dr. Luis Virgo |
| Robert Warwick | General Pablo Hernandez |
| Frank Reicher | Mendietta Garcia |
| Robert Middlemass | Morales |
| Abner Biberman | Ruiz |
| Donald Gallaher | Dr. Diaz |
| Maude Eburne | Señora Moreno |
| Jack Chefe | Nightclub Patron |
| Virginia Dabney | 2nd Blonde |
| Paula DeCardo | Girl |
| Roger Gray | Second Petty Officer |
| Patsy Mace | Girl |
| George Magrill | Attendant |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Harlan Thompson | Producer |
