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The Deceiver 1931 Directed by Louis King

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Mystery
Production Company Columbia Pictures
Release Date 21 November 1931
66 mins
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