Charlatan | Terrific Mystery | full movie

(1929) Like many films that came out in 1928-29, "The Charlatan" had multiple versions, since many movie theaters still did not have sound systems installed to play talking pictures. So, of course, there's a silent version...the one I watched. There's also a partial sound version which has disappeared and is assumed lost. I say partial sound becasue many films during these years were essentially silent with a few talking scenes...to the studios would claim the films were 'talkies' when they really were just 'talkie..ish'! Regardless, the only version you'll likely see is the one I watched tonight.

When the story begins, you learn that a man has been searching many years for his wife and daughter. It seems the wife ran off with another man...taking the child with her long ago. From what the viewers know, the man was an innocent guy who was misused by the wife. Now, he has caught up to her when she comes to him to have her fortune told, as he's now in disguise as 'Count Merlin'...a psychic with a traveling show. However, on the night he arrives at her home as an invited guest, Mrs. Talbot (the wife) dies...the victim of poisoning. However, it's not certain who did it...and it seems likely the husband did it to exact his revenge. But what's next??

This is a very good movie...with some nice plot twists, some excellent acting and an enjoyable mystery. There's very little not to like about it, in fact.

Cast: Holmes Herbert, Margaret Livingstone

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