MGM
Directed by King Vidor
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Flicker Alley)
French aristocrat and lady killer John Gilbert is challenged to win the hand of the beautiful Eleanor Boardman, or lose all of his property. When he is mistaken for another man, he assumes his identity and uses it to pursue the girl. However, when they fall in love for real, the other man's traitorous acts towards the king sends him to the gallows before they can marry. He makes a daring escape from the hangman in a very well-staged action sequence, and of course eventually gets the girl. Starts off slowly, but the last half really shines.
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