The Impostor (1927 film)

{{short description|1927 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Impostor

| image = The Impostor (1927 film).jpg

| caption = Ruth Weyher, Anton Pointner

| director = Martin Berger

| producer =

| writer = {{ubl|{{ill|Hans Land|de|3=Hugo Landsberger|lt=Hans Land|v=ib}} (novel)|Walter Wassermann}}

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Ruth Weyher|Anton Pointner|Philipp Manning}}

| music = Hans May

| editing =

| cinematography = Rudolph Maté

| studio =Hermes-Film

| distributor = Bavaria Film

| released = {{Film date|1927|01|28|df=yes}}

| runtime =81 minutes

| country = Germany

| language = {{ubl|Silent|German intertitles}}

| budget =

| gross =

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The Impostor (German: Die Hochstaplerin) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Martin Berger and starring Ruth Weyher, Anton Pointner and Philipp Manning.St. Pierre p.207 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.