The Deceiver

November 21, 1931

66 minutes

Louis King

Drama 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.

Movie Details

Release Date

November 21, 1931

Runtime

66 minutes

Director

Louis King

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Lloyd Hughes

Tony Hill

Dorothy Sebastian

Ina Fontanne

Ian Keith

Reginald Thorpe

Natalie Moorhead

Mrs. Lawson

Richard Tucker

Mr. Lawson

Greta Granstedt

Celia Adams

John Wayne

Reginald Thorpe as a corpse