Illusion (1929)
A vaudeville magician team is broken up when Carlee, an ex--circus performer, becomes infatuated with socialite Hilda Schmittlap. Meanwhile his vaudeville partner, Claire, has chosen a new partner, but her "heart isn't in it" because she is disconsolate over Carlee. Curious about her new act, Carlee attends a performance and sees Claire nearly killed when she fails to substitute fake bullets for real ones. Rushing to her aid, Carlee realizes how much Claire means to him.
- Date of release
- 1929-09-21
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Lothar Mendes
Casting
- Charles 'Buddy' Rogers — Carlee Thorpe
- Nancy Carroll — Claire Jernigan
- June Collyer — Hilda Schmittlap
- Kay Francis — Zelda Paxton
- Regis Toomey — Eric
- Knute Erickson — Mr. Jacob Schmittlap
- Eugenie Besserer — Mrs. Jacob Schmittlap
- Maude Turner Gordon — Queen of Dalmatia
- William Austin — Mr. Z
- Emilie Melville — Mother Fay
- Frances Raymond — Mrs. Y
- Catherine Wallace — Mrs. Z
Interesting facts
Illusion is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and written by Richard H. Digges Jr., E. Lloyd Sheldon, and Arthur Chesney Train. The film stars Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Nancy Carroll, June Collyer, Kay Francis, Regis Toomey, Knute Erickson, and Eugenie Besserer. The film was released on September 21, 1929, by Paramount Pictures.
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