The Hoax

William Davidson

1955 | 28 min

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A small-town museum finds itself the centre of suspenseful melodrama when an enterprising reporter plunges it into local headlines over the authenticity of one of its prize exhibits, a human skull. An act of diplomacy saves the fate of the museum's fund-raising campaign and the brash young reporter learns a lesson.

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Credits

director

William Davidson
producer

Nicholas Balla
script

Norman Klenman
photography

Robert Humble
sound

Clifford Griffin
editing

Douglas Robertson
music

Robert Fleming
cast

Richard Lamb

Joy Lindop

Clyde Bell

Peter Hopkinson

T.A. Rogers

Vic Lemieux

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