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The Great Impostor

Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. is a versatile man who gets his kicks out of impersonating a marine, a monk, a navy surgeon and a prison warden, eventually getting in trouble with the law for it.

Director

Robert Mulligan

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Universal International Pictures

Awards

2 nominations

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Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr.

Father Devlin

Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga

Warden J.B. Chandler

Arthur O'Connell

Pa Demara

Lt. Catherine Lacey

Abbott Donner

R.C. Brown

Robert Middleton

Ma Demara

Eulalie Chandler

Sue Ane Langdon

Cardinal

Clifford Thompson

Barney

WAC Lieutenant

Hotchkiss

Fred Demara Jr.

Robert Crawford Jr.

Farmer Hauling Fertilizer

Lieutenant Commander Howard - HMCS Cayuga

Dr. Hammond

Capt. Hun Kim

Senior Officer

Defense Lieutenant

Dr. Joseph Mornay

Harry Carey Jr.

Lt. Thornton

Guard

Robert Anderson

Minor Role

Sergeant

WAC Corporal

Monk

Nurse

Guard

George Bruggeman

Monk

Sheriff

Dr. Kozumplik

Korean Woman

Mr. Warren

Marine Major

Sgt. Wilkerson

Minor Role

Monk

Military Policeman

Elsie

Sailor

Wireless Operator

Roger Dollarhide

Reporter

Seaman

Reporter

Minor Role

Sister Veronica

Elizabeth Flournoy

Soldier

State Official

Monk in Monastery

Cabbie

Federal Prison Inmate

Seaman

Harry Harvey Jr.

State Department Official

Highway Patrol Officer

Surgeon Commander Winston

Board Member

FBI Man

Korean Soldier

Soldier

Monk

Korean Officer

Reporter

Minor Role

Escoring Officer

Prisoner

Reporter

Seaman

Messenger

Douglas Marland

French Waiter

Alphonse Martell

Tirdell

Soldier

Seaman

RCN Commander

Seaman

Federal Prison Guard

Board Officer

Secretary

Colleen O'Sullivan

Monk

Board Member

Anthony Redondo

Board Member

Miss Kane

Sergeant

Prisoner

Morgan

Soldier

RCN Chief

St. Augustine School Classmate

Guard

Highway Patrol Officer

Board Member

Korean Patient

Reporter

Ben Stone

Minor Role

Guard

FBI Man

Head Nurse

Barbara Wooddell

Cardinal's aide

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Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr.

Here goes! Catch! - The Great Impostor

Here goes! Catch!

You know what day this is? - The Great Impostor

You know what day this is?

Ah. - The Great Impostor

Private demara reporting, ma'am. - The Great Impostor

Private demara reporting, ma'am.

Fred w. Demara, - The Great Impostor

Fred w. Demara,

Halt! Who goes there? - The Great Impostor

Halt! Who goes there?

"I hereby confess - The Great Impostor

"I hereby confess

Leaving on track three, - The Great Impostor

Leaving on track three,

Hey. - The Great Impostor

Um, oh, - The Great Impostor

See? - The Great Impostor

Owl! - The Great Impostor

Boy, I think you're drunk! - The Great Impostor

Boy, I think you're drunk!

Can't tell you, Mr. stone, - The Great Impostor

Can't tell you, Mr. stone,

Good afternoon, brown. - The Great Impostor

Good afternoon, brown.

What's this prisoner's name? - The Great Impostor

What's this prisoner's name?

Hi, Clifford. - The Great Impostor

You can save yourself some time. - The Great Impostor

You can save yourself some time.

Comin', Mr. stone? - The Great Impostor

Comin', Mr. stone?

All right, boys. - The Great Impostor

All right, boys.

I've just had a talk here - The Great Impostor

I've just had a talk here

Either he's the bravest man
I ever saw... - The Great Impostor

Either he's the bravest man I ever saw...

Hi, r.C. Is Ben stone... - The Great Impostor

Hi, r.C. Is Ben stone...

Doc, we're gettin'
more new prisoners - The Great Impostor

Doc, we're gettin' more new prisoners

Hey, screw, sir. - The Great Impostor

Hey, screw, sir.

- All right. What happened?
- It's Thompson, sir. - The Great Impostor

- All right. What happened? - It's Thompson, sir.

I got nothing on you
but I'll cut you. - The Great Impostor

I got nothing on you but I'll cut you.

Let me use the gas, warden. - The Great Impostor

Let me use the gas, warden.

Ben, we're coming in. - The Great Impostor

Ben, we're coming in.

Wake up, man. Wake up. - The Great Impostor

Wake up, man. Wake up.

You, you all right, Clifford? - The Great Impostor

You, you all right, Clifford?

Well... - The Great Impostor

Yes. - The Great Impostor

Dr. Johnson,
report to surgery, please. - The Great Impostor

Dr. Johnson, report to surgery, please.

Did you know you were in love? - The Great Impostor

Did you know you were in love?

I want you to know - The Great Impostor

I want you to know

Extraction. - The Great Impostor

- Ah.
- Oh. I'm sorry. Yes. - The Great Impostor

- Ah. - Oh. I'm sorry. Yes.

Still sensitive. - The Great Impostor

Still sensitive.

That's it. - The Great Impostor

- See? No pain.
- Uh-hmm. - The Great Impostor

- See? No pain. - Uh-hmm.

Uh-hmm. - The Great Impostor

Uh, would you excuse me, please. - The Great Impostor

Uh, would you excuse me, please.

- Well done, doc. You got 'er.
- Thank you. Thank you. - The Great Impostor

- Well done, doc. You got 'er. - Thank you. Thank you.

Uh. - The Great Impostor

Easy, uh, now turn down the bed. - The Great Impostor

Easy, uh, now turn down the bed.

Doc. - The Great Impostor

- Sir?
- Yes? - The Great Impostor

Sir, the mail boat
is coming up alongside. - The Great Impostor

Sir, the mail boat is coming up alongside.

They want to know
if medical help is available. - The Great Impostor

They want to know if medical help is available.

They were caught in ambush, sir. - The Great Impostor

They were caught in ambush, sir.

He says better
not treat the wound - The Great Impostor

He says better not treat the wound

Joe, the captain here would like
to help out in any way he can. - The Great Impostor

Joe, the captain here would like to help out in any way he c...

Help me dear God - The Great Impostor

Help me dear God

This one's the worst. - The Great Impostor

This one's the worst.

What is he saying? - The Great Impostor

What is he saying?

What's her head now? - The Great Impostor

What's her head now?

Hemorrhage. - The Great Impostor

It's stopped bleeding. - The Great Impostor

It's stopped bleeding.

How're they
making out down there? - The Great Impostor

How're they making out down there?

That's it, sir. - The Great Impostor

That's it, sir.

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Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. is a versatile man who gets his kicks out of impersonating a marine, a monk, a navy surgeon and a prison warden, eventually getting in trouble with the law for it.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Robert Mulligan

Writer: Robert Crichton, Liam O'Brien

Production: Universal International Pictures

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 1960

MetaScore: 66/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Feb 1961

Awards: 2 nominations

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