His Darker Self

His Darker Self

His Darker Self

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His Darker Self

1924

0h 16m

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Comedy

Overview

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.

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9 members

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Lloyd Hamilton

Claude Sappington

Lloyd Hamilton

Acting

Tom Wilson

Bill Jackson

Tom Wilson

Acting

Tom O'Malley

Uncle Eph

No Image

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Irma Harrison

Darktown's Cleopatra

Irma Harrison

Acting

Edna May Sperl

Bill Jackson's Sweetheart

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Sally Long

Claude's Sweetheart

Sally Long

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Kate Bruce

Claude's Mother

Kate Bruce

Acting

Warren Cook

The Governor

Warren Cook

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Lucille La Verne

Aunt Lucy

Lucille La Verne

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