Movie

The Deceiver (1931)

• November 21, 1931
• 1h 6m

• Drama
• Mystery

“A Knave of Hearts Plays His Last Scene and Rings Down the Curtain on a Baffling Mystery!”

Overview

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

Writers

Jack Cunningham, Abem Finkel, Charles Logue

Starring

Lloyd Hughes, Dorothy Sebastian, Ian Keith