''The Deceiver'' is a 1931 American
pre-Code
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mystery film
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directed by
Louis King
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Lloyd Hughes,
Ian Keith
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Early years
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Keith grew up in Chicago. He was educated at the Francis Parker School there and played Hamlet in a school p ...
and
Dorothy Sebastian
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Ear ...
.
John Wayne
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makes a minor appearance as a stand-in playing Ian Keith's corpse. It featured songs and tap dance numbers in an act billed as "Hot Harlem".
The film premiered on November 21, 1931.
Plot
Cast
See also
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List of American films of 1931
A list of American films released in 1931.
Cimarron won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
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See also
* 1931 in the United States
References
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1930s mystery drama films
1931 drama films
1931 films
American black-and-white films
American mystery drama films
Columbia Pictures films
Films directed by Louis King
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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