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A Man's Past

A Stirring Tale of Love and Hate in the Searing Sands of Northern Africa!
Oct 1, 1927 · 1h 0m
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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.

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CAST

Conrad Veidt
Paul La Roche
Barbara Bedford
Yvonne Fontaine
Ian Keith
Dr. Fontaine
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Lieutenant Destin
Károly Huszár
Prison Doctor
Corliss Palmer
Sylvia Cabot
Edward Reinach
Dr. Renaud
Directed by George Melford

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
Universal Pictures
Country
US

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