Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1935 · 1h 17m

The Gay Deception

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Director
William Wyler
Cast
Francis Lederer as Sandro Frances Dee as Mirabel Benita Hume as Miss Channing Alan Mowbray as Lord Clewe Lennox Pawle as Consul-General Adele St. Mauer as Lucille
Crew
Joseph A. Valentine — Director of Photography Robert L. Simpson — Editor Stephen Morehouse Avery — Screenplay Don Hartman — Screenplay Jesse L. Lasky — Producer William Lambert — Costume Design
Synopsis

A wide-eyed working girl wins a $5,000 sweepstakes and plunges into the lush life of New York City, where she meets a bellboy who is more than he seems.

Mood & Themes
princedisguisebellhop  socialitesnobberysocial classsweepstakessudden wealthfalse arrestfortuneworking girlimposture
Key Collaborators
William Wyler Director Joseph A. Valentine Director of Photography Robert L. Simpson Editor Stephen Morehouse Avery Screenplay Don Hartman Screenplay Jesse L. Lasky Producer William Lambert Costume Design
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