Drama · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 21m

The Magnificent Lie

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Director
Berthold Viertel
Cast
Ruth Chatterton as Poll Ralph Bellamy as Bill Childers Stuart Erwin as Elmer Graham Françoise Rosay as Rosa Duchêne Sam Hardy as Larry Charles Boyer as Jacques
Crew
Leonard Merrick — Screenplay Vincent Lawrence — Writer Samson Raphaelson — Writer Leonard Merrick — Story
Tagline

DID SHE CHEAT? Heartless lies turned to heartful love under the spell of truth!

Synopsis

A nightclub singer, taking pity on a blind soldier, pretends that she is the woman he once loved before he was wounded.

Mood & Themes
blindsoldiernightclub singer
Key Collaborators
Berthold Viertel Director Leonard Merrick Screenplay Vincent Lawrence Writer Samson Raphaelson Writer Leonard Merrick Story
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