The Impostor (1912)
John Sanborn, a fine young fellow, is on his way to visit the family and take charge of the estate of his best friend, Ned Miller, who has recently died. Mrs. Miller and daughter are looking forward to the visit of Sanborn, whom they have never seen. Sanborn stops in a park for a moment's rest. From a wallet he extracts the cordial letter he had received from Ned's mother and re-reads it with great satisfaction. Arising from the bench, he suddenly faints and tumbles down in a heap. Henry Vincent, a poor, struggling, young author, goes to the fallen man's assistance. After Sanborn is taken away in an ambulance, Vincent finds the wallet and attempts to return it, but without success. The next day, reading that there is no hope of Sanborn recovering his mind and probably his life, and being in desperate circumstances, Vincent yields to temptation, and with the money and the letter, he goes to the home of Mrs. Miller, where he impersonates Sanborn. Being brilliant and attractive, he finds no difficulty in making Mrs. Miller and her daughter believe that the best friend of Ned has come to protect them. He suffers much, as he falls in love with Rita Miller and, being a decent fellow, he finds it hard to carry on his deception, and asks Rita to marry him. The denouement comes when Sanborn, having recovered his memory, appears among them and unmasks the impostor. In the meantime, Vincent has written a great book. He leaves the Miller home under the scorn of the girl and her mother. He finds no happiness and Rita's deep love for him causes her to go into decline until her life is despaired of. John Sanborn takes it upon himself to go and bring the now famous author back to her, and all ends well.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| David Horsley | Producer |
