The Deceiver (1931)
Broadway matinee idol, Shakespearean actor Reginald Thorpe, is found dead in his dressing room on the eve of his departure for Hollywood. Thorpe's understudy, Tony Hill, is suspected, particularly in light of his skill with knives. Thorpe, however, was a lady's man who seems to have been involved in blackmailing one of his lovers.
Director: Louis King
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Lloyd Hughes as Tony Hill |
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Dorothy Sebastian as Ina Fontanne |
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Ian Keith as Reginald Thorpe |
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Natalie Moorhead as Mrs. Lawson |
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Richard Tucker as Mr. Lawson |
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Greta Granstedt as Celia Adams |
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John Wayne as Reginald Thorpe as a corpse |
| Directing | Louis King | Director |
| Writing | Jack Cunningham | Writer |
| Writing | Abem Finkel | Story |
| Writing | Charles Logue | Writer |
| Crew | Joseph Walker | Cinematography |
| Editing | Gene Havlick | Editor |