The Deceiver (film)
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| The Deceiver | |
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| Directed by | Louis King |
| Written by | Jack Cunningham Abem Finkel (story) |
| Starring | Lloyd Hughes Ian Keith Dorothy Sebastian |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Editing by | Gene Havlick |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 21 November 1931 |
| Running time | min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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The Deceiver is a 1931 American mystery film directed by Louis King. The film stars Lloyd Hughes, Ian Keith and Dorothy Sebastian. John Wayne makes a minor appearance as a corpse. The film premiered on November 21, 1931.
[edit] Plot Overview
Actor Reginald Thorpe is found dead in his dressing room, stabbed in the back. Suspects abound. Most of The Deceiver takes place in the Broadway theater where matinee idol Thorpe (Ian Keith) is starring in a production of Othello. A rat with women, Thorpe has scattered broken female hearts all along the Great White Way, giving lots of people plenty of incentive to murder him. Sure enough, he is murdered, as is another fellow who holds a vital clue as to the identity of the killer. Second-guessing the detectives, hero Tony (Lloyd Hughes) tries to solve the mystery himself, if only to clear heroine Ina (Dorothy Sebastian) of suspicion. The guilty party is tricked into confessing by the cagey Tony.
[edit] Cast
- Lloyd Hughes ... Tony Hill
- Dorothy Sebastian ... Ina Fontanne
- Ian Keith ... Reginald Thorpe
- Natalie Moorhead ... Mrs. Lawton
- Richard Tucker ... Mr. Lawton
- George Byron ... Speedy
- Greta Granstedt ... Celia Adams
- Murray Kinnell ... Breckinridge
- DeWitt Jennings ... Inspector Dunn
- Al Ernest Garcia ... Payne
- Harvey Clark ... Nat Phillips
- Sidney Bracey ... Barney
- Frank Holliday ... Thomas
- Colin Campbell ... Dr. Schulz
- Nick Copeland ... Stage manager
- John Wayne... Richard Thorpe as a corpse
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