The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
A gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's leader encounters a faith healer and uses him to scam gullible public of funds for a supposed chapel. But when a real healing takes place, a change comes over the gang. Lost film, only the most famous scene has survived.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
3 audience votes
Key crew
- George Loane TuckerDirector
Cast
- Lon ChaneyThe Frog
- Betty CompsonRose
- Joseph J. DowlingThe Patriarch
- J.M. DumontThe Dope
- Elinor FairClaire King
- Thomas MeighanTom Burke
- F.A. TurnerMr. Higgins
- Lucille HuttonRuth Higgins
- Kisaburō KuriharaThe Jap
- Tula BelleCast
- T.D. CrittendenCast
- Ruby LafayetteCast
Stills
Themes
con artistsilent filmlost filmpartially lost film