Movie: A Man's Past

Top 7 Billed Cast

Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt

Paul La Roche

Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford

Yvonne Fontaine

Ian Keith
Ian Keith

Dr. Fontaine

Arthur Edmund Carewe
Arthur Edmund Carewe

Lieutenant Destin

Károly Huszár
Károly Huszár

Prison Doctor

Corliss Palmer
Corliss Palmer

Sylvia Cabot

Edward Reinach
Edward Reinach

Dr. Renaud

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    Imprisoned at the French garrison on the Isle of St. Noir for putting to death a patient suffering from an incurable illness, Dr. Paul La Roche escapes to the mainland, where he meets Dr. Henry Fontaine, his boyhood friend, and Fontaine's beautiful sister, Yvonne. As Fontaine is going blind, La Roche performs several operations for him, attracting the attention of Dr. Renaud, in Algiers, who offers him a position. La Roche, practicing as Fontaine, reveals his love for Yvonne during an excursion to a Bedouin camp. Then, Lieutenant Destin, from the prison, arrives and threatens La Roche with exposure unless he surrenders the hand of Yvonne.

  • Release Date

    1927-10-01

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    6

  • Rating:

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  • Tagline

    A Stirring Tale of Love and Hate in the Searing Sands of Northern Africa!

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