His Darker Self

Mar 16, 1924

0h 16m

★ 0.0

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

G. & H. Pictures

His Darker Self Trailers

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Cast

Claude Sappington

Lloyd Hamilton

Bill Jackson

Tom Wilson

Uncle Eph

Tom O'Malley

Darktown's Cleopatra

Irma Harrison

Bill Jackson's Sweetheart

Edna May Sperl

Claude's Sweetheart

Sally Long

Claude's Mother

Kate Bruce

The Governor

Warren Cook

Aunt Lucy

Lucille La Verne

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