The Magnificent Lie (1931)
- Directed by
- Berthold Viertel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman pretends to be blind in order to win the love of a man she admires. She must keep up the deception as their relationship deepens.
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What happens
The Magnificent Lie is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Berthold Viertel and written by Vincent Lawrence, Leonard Merrick and Samson Raphaelson. The film stars Ruth Chatterton, Ralph Bellamy, Stuart Erwin, Françoise Rosay, Sam Hardy, Charles Boyer and Tyler Brooke. The film was released on July 25, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. It was based on Merrick's novel Laurels and the Lady. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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