The Dupe [SEP] director
The Dupe
The Dupe is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Hector Turnbull and Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Ernest Joy, Veda McEvers and Thomas Meighan. The film was released on July 2, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.
Cast.
- Blanche Sweet as Ethel Hale
- Ernest Joy as Mr. Strong
- Veda McEvers as Mrs. Strong
- Thomas Meighan as Jimmy Regan
, Prem Nazir. This happened to be the first film in Malayalam in which a villain fights with the hero without a dupe and that role was performed with aplomb by Sasikumar. Subsequently, in addition to acting in several films produced by Udaya Studios he worked as the Assistant director of Kunchacko in those films. It was Kunchacko who identified that Sasikumar had in his repertoire the necessary talent and skills required for a director of movies.
Later on, he joined Merryland Studios, owned by the veteran director-producer P. Subramaniam