Deception (1946)

Directed by

Irving Rapper

Genre

drama film, film noir

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A celebrated pianist marries her longtime lover after he returns from the war. A manipulative composer from her past threatens to expose secrets that could destroy her marriage.

tensemelodramaticbroodingglamorousclaustrophobicemotionally chargedsuspenseful

What happens

Deception is a 1946 American film noir drama released by Warner Bros. Pictures and directed by Irving Rapper. The film is based on the 1927 play Monsieur Lamberthier by Louis Verneuil. The screenplay was written by John Collier and Joseph Than. It stars Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, who had also appeared together in the highly successful Now, Voyager (1942), which was also directed by Rapper. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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