The Deceiver

The Deceiver  - Movie (1931)

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

Original title

The Deceiver

Released

11/21/1931

Origin country

US

Genre

Drama, Mystery

Production companies

Columbia Pictures

Budget

Revenue

Runtime

1hr 6min

Description

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.

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