The False Faces
Cast & Crew
Irvin V. Willat
Henry B. Walthall
Mary Anderson
Lon Chaney
Milton Ross
Thornton Edwards
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The "Lone Wolf," a thief before World War I, crosses enemy lines in the midst of battle and finally reaches the British trenches, where Lieutenant Thackeray, formerly of Scotland Yard, commissions him to voyage to the United States with secret information. On the steamer, he encounters Karl Ekstrom, for years his bitter enemy and now a German agent, and meets Cecilia Brooke, who entrusts him with an important message. Following Ekstrom's signal to a German submarine, the ship is torpedoed, but Lone Wolf manages to swim to the U-boat and climb aboard as it emerges from the depths. Masquerading as a German, he is taken to a secret landing near Martha's Vineyard and then escapes to New York. There he defeats Ekstrom in a fight and discovers the headquarters of the German spy ring. Cecilia, who had been rescued from the sinking steamer, meets Lone Wolf, and together they deliver the secret document to the proper authorities.
Director
Irvin V. Willat
Cast
Henry B. Walthall
Mary Anderson
Lon Chaney
Milton Ross
Thornton Edwards
William Bowman
Garry Mcgarry
Ernest Pasque
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Although the Wid's review credits director Irvin V. Willat as cameraman, Wid's Yearbook for 1919-1920 lists Edwin W. Willat. The film's working title was The Lone Wolf, though it should not be confused with the 1917 Brenon-Selznick film of that title. For information on other films based on Vance's Lone Wolf novels, consult the entry for the 1917 Herbert Brenon production The Lone Wolf, directed by Brenon and starring Hazel Dawn and Bert Lytell (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1911-20).
