His Double Life
Priam Farrel is a celebrated artist but a social recluse. When his valet dies of a sudden illness, the timid artist inadvertently assumes the identity of his former servant, but finds himself faced with constant dilemmas as a result.
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"Celebrated artist Roland Young (as Priam Farrel) is very successful; but, he can't stand the limelight. Suddenly, his valet dies. As Mr. Young was reclusive, he is easily mistaken for the deceased servant. Then, Young meets lovely Lillian Gish (as Alice Challice), who had been corresponding with his valet; and, a romance blossoms. Unable to convince anyone of his true identity, Young happily marries Ms. Gish. Complications peak when the new "Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leek" are visited by the first Leek family. Dull version of the Arnold Bennett play "The Great Adventure" (19..."
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This film is one of over 200 titles in the list of independent feature films made available for television presentation by Advance Television Pictures announced in Motion Picture Herald 4 April 1942. At this time, television broadcasting was in its infancy, almost totally curtailed by the advent of World War II, and would not continue to develop until 1945-1946. Its earliest documented television broadcast occurred Sunday 4 January 1942 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1); after WWII, WNBT gave television viewers another look at it Tuesday 6 September 1949, and it was frequently shown thereafter. It first aired in Dallas Friday 23 September 1949 on freshly launched KBTV (Channel 8), in Atlanta Monday 3 October 1949 on WSB (Channel 8) and in Los Angeles Saturday 28 January 1950 on KECA (Channel 7).
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Priam Farrel is a celebrated artist but a social recluse. When his valet dies of a sudden illness, the timid artist inadvertently assumes the identity of his former servant, but finds himself faced with constant dilemmas as a result.