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His Darker Self (1924)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 16M

Director : John W. Noble

Synopsis

A small town man takes a mail-order detective course. When a Black friend is murdered, he goes undercover in black-face to investigate at a notorious, knife-wielding bootlegger's roadhouse. Originally a 5-reel feature (50min), now only 2 reel edit exists.

Actors

Lloyd Hamilton
Lloyd Hamilton
Claude Sappington
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Bill Jackson
Tom O'Malley
Tom O'Malley
Uncle Eph
Irma Harrison
Irma Harrison
Darktown's Cleopatra
Edna May Sperl
Edna May Sperl
Bill Jackson's Sweetheart
Sally Long
Sally Long
Claude's Sweetheart
Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce
Claude's Mother
Warren Cook
Warren Cook
The Governor
Lucille La Verne
Lucille La Verne
Aunt Lucy

Crews

John W. Noble
John W. Noble
Director

Posters and backgrounds

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