The Confidence Man (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = The Confidence Man

| image = The Confidence Man (1924) - 3.jpg

| caption = Advertisement

| director = Victor Heerman

| producer = Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky

| writer =

| based_on = {{basedon|The Confidence Man|Laurie York Erskine}}

| starring = Thomas Meighan

| cinematography = Henry Cronjager

| editing =

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released = {{film date|1924|4|20}}

| runtime = 8 reels

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

}}

The Confidence Man is a 1924 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Victor Heerman. Its duration is about 80 minutes and it stars Thomas Meighan and Virginia Valli. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3420 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Confiedence Man][http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/ConfidenceMan1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Confidence Man] at silentera.com

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,{{cite journal |last=Pardy |first=George T. |title=Box Office Reviews: The Confidence Man |journal=Exhibitors Trade Review |volume= |issue= |pages=31 |publisher=Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation |date=3 May 1924 |location=New York |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibi00newy/page/n618/mode/1up |accessdate=23 November 2022}} {{Source-attribution}} Dan Corvan and Larry Maddox, backed by fake promoter Wade, visit Fairfield to sell worthless stock to the town miser, Godfred Queritt. Corvan's suave personality impresses the townsfolk and pretty Margaret Leland. Queritt buys the stock. Wade arrives and quarrels with Corvan. An old lady inmate of the poorhouse sends for Corvan and entrusts him with money stolen by her son, which she wants turned over to its owner. This breaks Corvan down and he resolves to go straight. He beats up Wade, makes restitution to Querritt, and confesses all to Margaret, who then admits that she loves him.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Thomas Meighan as Dan Corvan
Virginia Valli as Margaret Leland
Laurence Wheat as Larry Maddox
Charles Dow Clark as Godfred Queritt
Helen Lindroth as Mrs. Bland
Jimmie Lapsley as Jimmie Bland
Margaret Seddon as Mrs. X
George Nash as Wade
Dorothy Walters as Mrs. O'Brien
David Higgins as The Minister

}}

Preservation

With no copies of The Confidence Man located in any film archives,[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4406/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Confidence Man] it is a lost film.