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The Confidence Man

1924
1h 20m
Crime/Drama
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Cast

Thomas Meighan (Dan Corvan)Virginia Valli (Margaret Leland)Larry Wheat (Larry Maddox)Charles Dow Clark (Godfred Queritt)Helen Lindroth (Mrs. Bland)Jimmie Lapsley (Jimmie Bland)Margaret Seddon (Mrs. X)George Nash (Wade)Dorothy Walters (Mrs. O'Brien)David Higgins (The Minister)

Director

Victor Heerman

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Synopsis

Dan Corvan and Larry Maddox, salesmen for promoters of phony oil stock, endear themselves to the people of Fairfield, Florida, in an attempt to fleece skinflint Godfrey Queritt. When they are at the point of success, an old lady asks Corvan to restore some money her son has stolen, and touched by the trust of local girl Margaret Leland, Corvan decides to go straight.

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