The Great Impostor
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. is a versatile man who gets his kicks out of impersonating a marine, a monk, a navy surgeon and a prison warden, eventually getting in trouble with the law for it.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Released
- 1960
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1960
Storyline
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. is a versatile man who gets his kicks out of impersonating a marine, a monk, a navy surgeon and a prison warden, eventually getting in trouble with the law for it.
Top credits
Tony Curtis ā Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., Martin Donner, Dr. Gilbert, Ben. W. Stone, Dr. Joseph Mornay, Robert Boyd Hammnd
Karl Malden ā Father Devlin
Edmond O'Brien ā Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga
Arthur O'Connell ā Warden J.B. Chandler
Did you know
ā¢ Tony Curtis as Demara is shown boarding HMCS Cayuga (a Tribal Class destroyer), which was the actual ship the real Demara sailed in.
ā¢ Tony Curtis considered this movie to be something of a precursor to Catch Me If You Can (2002).
ā¢ To cash in on this movie, Allied Artists cast the real Fred Demara in a small part in their low budget horror film The Hypnotic Eye (1960).
See all trivia āUser reviews
Fun masquerade
Another Interesting Role For Curtis
An Enjoyable Schtick About a Real-Life Con Artist, Similar to "Catch Me if You Can"
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
