Deception is a 1932 American Pre-Code sports drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Leo Carrillo, Nat Pendleton and Thelma Todd.
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| Directed by | Lewis Seiler |
| Written by | Harold Tarshis |
| Story by | Nat Pendleton[1][2] |
| Based on | Cauliflower Alley story idea by Nat Pendleton |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Starring | Leo Carrillo Nat Pendleton Thelma Todd |
| Cinematography | Chester A. Lyons |
| Edited by | William Austin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA crooked fight promoter, Jim Hurley, dupes a naive former football player, Bucky O'Neill, into becoming an untrained wrestler in fixed bouts. When Hurley's girlfriend Lola Del Mont becomes romantically attracted to O'Neill, Hurley fixes his next match for wrestler Ivan Stanislaus to win. O'Neill plots his revenge during the next year as he secretly goes through rigorous wrestling training in another location. He returns disguised in a costume stolen from another wrestler, and Hurley orders him killed when he discovers his identity.[1]
Cast
edit- Leo Carrillo as Jim Hurley
- Nat Pendleton as Bucky O'Neill
- Thelma Todd as Lola Del Mont
- Barbara Weeks as Joan Allen
- Hans Steinke as Ivan Stanislaus
- Frank Sheridan as Leo
- Henry Armetta as Nick
- Dickie Moore as Dickie Allen
References
edit- ^ a b "Deception: Detail View". AFI Catalog of Feature films. AFI. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ Deception at the TCM Movie Database
External links
edit- Deception at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Deception at IMDb
- Cauliflower Alley (working title of Deception) at AllMovie
- Deception at the TCM Movie Database
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