The Truthful Liar (1922)
Bored by her hardworking husband, Tess goes to an illegal gambling den with a former suitor, Arthur Sinclair. The den is robbed and subsequently raided by police. Tess loses her rings and lies to her husband about her whereabouts. Her lies are exposed when the rings are found by the police. While trying to manage the fallout, she writes a compromising letter that is intercepted and used to blackmail her for $15,000. After being embroiled in further dangerous, fraudulent activity, her innocence regarding the robbery and associated crimes is established through the confession of a criminal named Peter Vanetti.
- Date of release
- 1922-04-23
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Director
- Thomas N. Heffron
Casting
- Wanda Hawley — Tess Haggard
- Edward Hearn — David Haggard
- Charles A. Stevenson — Harvey Mattison
- Casson Ferguson — Arthur Sinclair
- Lloyd Whitlock — Larry Steffens
- George Siegmann — Mark Potts
- E. Alyn Warren — Peteer Vanetti
- Charles K. French — Police Commissioner Rogers
Interesting facts
The Truthful Liar is a lost 1922 American mystery silent film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and written by Percy Heath and Will J. Payne. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Guy Edward Hearn, Charles A. Stevenson, Casson Ferguson, Lloyd Whitlock, George Siegmann, and E. Alyn Warren. The film was released on April 23, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.
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