

The Great Impostor
1 hour 52 minutes1960-12-23
6.9
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Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully.
Cast

Tony Curtis
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd

Karl Malden
Father Devlin

Edmond O'Brien
Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga

Arthur O'Connell
Warden J.B. Chandler

Gary Merrill
Pa Demara

Joan Blackman
Lt. Catherine Lacey

Raymond Massey
Abbott Donner

Robert Middleton
R.C. Brown

Jeanette Nolan
Ma Demara

Sue Ane Langdon
Eulalie Chandler

Larry Gates
Cardinal

Mike Kellin
Clifford Thompson

Frank Gorshin
Barney

Cindi Wood
WAC Lieutenant

Dick Sargent
Hotchkiss (as Richard Sargeant)

Robert Crawford Jr.
Fred Demara Jr. (as Robert Crawford)

Doodles Weaver
Farmer Hauling Fertilizer

Ward Ramsey
Lieutenant Commander Howard - HMCS Cayuga

David White
Dr. Hammond

Philip Ahn
Capt. Hun Kim

Herbert Rudley
Senior Officer

Jerry Paris
Defense Lieutenant

Harry Carey, Jr.
Dr. Joseph Mornay

Willard Sage
Lt. Thornton

Russ Conway
Sgt. Wilkerson (uncredited)

James Dobson
Sailor (uncredited)

Richard Gaines
State Official (uncredited)

Bob Herron
Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton
Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Maxwell
Tirdell (uncredited)

Michael Ford
Soldier (uncredited)
