The Man Who Lost Himself | |
Author: | Henry De Vere Stacpoole |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Genre: | Comedy drama |
Publisher: | Hutchinson |
Release Date: | 1918 |
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The Man Who Lost Himself is a 1918 comedy drama novel by the Irish-born writer Henry De Vere Stacpoole.[1] The plot revolves around an American from Philadelphia, Victor Jones, arriving in London to find himself the exact Doppelgänger of a British aristocrat.
In 1920 it was made into an American silent film The Man Who Lost Himself directed by Clarence G. Badger and featuring William Faversham and Hedda Hopper. It was later remade as a 1941 film of the same title directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Brian Aherne and Kay Francis.[2]