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.
body { background-color: #000; color: #fff; } .highlight { color: #C2410C; } .emphasis { color: #EAB308; } .analytic { color: #0E7490; }In the early 1920s, the American film industry was abuzz with tales of con artists and their elaborate schemes. 'The Confidence Man' (1921), directed by Robert Hobart Davis, Laurie Yor...
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"body { background-color: #000; color: #fff; } .highlight { color: #C2410C; } .emphasis { color: #EAB308; } .analytic { color: #0E7490; }In the early 1920s, the American film industry was abuzz with tales of con artists and their elaborate schemes. 'The Confidence Man' (1921), directed by Robert Hobart Davis, Laurie York Erskine, George Ade, and Paul Sloane, offers a fascinating glimpse into this bygone era of cinematic storytelling. This morality tale, set against the backdrop of a small Florida..."
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