The Masquerader is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Ronald Colman, Elissa Landi and Juliette Compton.

The opposition is counting on Sir John Chilcote to roast their inactivity, but he collapses at the beginning of his speech.

Fraser, the head of his party, is fed up with Chilcote's latest failure and insists that he attend a meeting the next morning to discuss his political future.

While walking home in the London fog, he bumps into his lookalike cousin, journalist John Loder, who chastises him for his disgraceful performance.

Eve, Chilcote's estranged wife, returns from France and tries to persuade Fraser and newspaper editor Lakely to give her husband one more chance to speak that night.

Upon reading his report, she brings a police inspector with her to confront the imposter at a nightclub where he is attending a party.

At the party, Lady Joyce dances with the unwilling Loder; she sees the scar on his wrist, confirming her suspicions.