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The Gay Deception is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Francis Lederer and Frances Dee. Writers Stephen Morehouse Avery and Don Hartman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story.

Plot

Secretary Mirabel Miller wins a lottery and decides to live it up in The Waldorf-Plaza, a luxurious New York hotel, where she clashes with a bellboy 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
Adele St. Mauer 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

Reception

Variety said, "William Wyler directed and is a happy selection for this type of story and cast. Casting has been done with a keen sense of appreciation for humor."^[1]

Home media

The film was released on DVD on April 7, 2014.^[2]

References

^ "The Gay Deception". Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
^ Hinrichs, Matt. "Gay Deception, The". DVD Talk. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

External links

The Gay Deception at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
The Gay Deception at IMDb
The Gay Deception at the TCM Movie Database

[1] "The Gay Deception". Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[2] Hinrichs, Matt. "Gay Deception, The". DVD Talk. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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