His Darker Self

NR
0h 16m
1924

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.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Comedy
Languages : No Language
Released Date: 1924-03-16
Director : John W. Noble

Top Billed Cast

Lloyd Hamilton

Claude Sappington

Tom Wilson

Bill Jackson

Tom O'Malley

Uncle Eph

Irma Harrison

Darktown's Cleopatra

Edna May Sperl

Bill Jackson's Sweetheart

Sally Long

Claude's Sweetheart

Kate Bruce

Claude's Mother

Warren Cook

The Governor

Lucille La Verne

Aunt Lucy

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