The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception | |
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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 |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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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[]
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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[]
Categories:
- 1935 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by William Wyler
- 1935 romantic comedy films
- American romantic comedy films
- 20th Century Fox films
- Fox Film films
- 1930s romantic comedy film stubs