The Magnificent Fraud

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The Magnificent Fraud
Directed by	Robert Florey
Screenplay by	Gilbert Gabriel Walter Ferris
Based on	"Caviar for His Excellency" (short story) by Charles G. Booth
Produced by	Harlan Thompson
Starring	Akim Tamiroff Lloyd Nolan Mary Boland Patricia Morison
Cinematography	William C. Mellor
Edited by	James Smith
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 21, 1939 (1939-07-21) (United States)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Magnificent Fraud is a 1939 American crime film directed by Robert Florey and starring Akim Tamiroff, Lloyd Nolan, Mary Boland and Patricia Morison.

Akim Tamiroff plays an actor performing in a nameless Latin American country who is pressed into service when the president is fatally injured by a bomb. Impersonating the president, the actor balances the pleasures and temptations of office, dangerous palace intrigue, and his duty to the people of the country.

The plot is identical to the 1988 Richard Dreyfuss film Moon over Parador; both are based on a short story by Charles G. Booth called "Caviar for His Excellency".

Parts of the film were shot in Balboa Park in San Diego.

• Akim Tamiroff as Jules LaCroix / President Alvarado
• Lloyd Nolan as Sam Barr
• Mary Boland as Mme. Geraldine Genet
• Patricia Morison as Claire Hill
• Ralph Forbes as Harrison Todd
• Steffi Duna as Carmelita
• Ernest Cossart as Duval
• George Zucco as Dr. Luis Virgo
• Robert Warwick as General Pablo Hernandez
• Frank Reicher as Mendietta Garcia
• Robert Middlemass as Morales
• Abner Biberman as Ruiz
• Donald Gallaher as Dr. Diaz

George Raft had meant to play the lead but he refused the part so Lloyd Nolan replaced him. This had also happened on St Louis Blues. The disagreement led to Raft and Paramount parting ways.^[1]

• Moon over Parador
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• The Magnificent Fraud at IMDb

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