The Gay Deception

The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception
	Film poster
Directed by	William Wyler
Written by	; Don Hartman; (uncredited contributor to treatment); Samson Raphaelson (uncredited contributor to dialogue); Arthur Richman (uncredited additional dialogue)
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Francis Lederer; Frances Dee
Cinematography	Joseph Valentine
Edited by	Robert L. Simpson
Production; company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	September 13, 1935;
Running time	75-77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Gay Deception is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Francis Lederer and Frances Dee. Writers and Don Hartman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story.

Plot[]

Secretary Mirabel Miller (Frances Dee) wins a lottery and decides to live it up in a luxurious New York hotel (The Waldorf-Plaza), where she clashes with a bellboy (Francis Lederer) who is more than he appears to be.

Cast[]

Francis Lederer as Sandro (Prince Alessandro)
Frances Dee as Mirabel Miller
Benita Hume as Miss Cordelia Channing
Alan Mowbray as Lord Clewe
Lennox Pawle as Consul-General Semanek
as Lucille (as Adele St. Maur)
Akim Tamiroff as Spellek
Luis Alberni as Ernest
Lionel Stander as Gettel
Ferdinand Gottschalk as Mr. Squires
Richard Carle as Mr. Spitzer
Lenita Lane as Peg DeForrest
Barbara Fritchie as Joan Dennison
Paul Hurst as Bell Captain
Robert Greig as Adolph

External links[]

The Gay Deception at the American Film Institute Catalog
The Gay Deception at IMDb
The Gay Deception at the TCM Movie Database

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