The Gay Deception

A wide-eyed working girl wins a $5,000 sweepstakes and plunges into the lush life of New York City, where she meets a bellboy who is more than he seems.

Cast

Francis Lederer

as Sandro

Frances Dee

as Mirabel

Benita Hume

as Miss Channing

Alan Mowbray

as Lord Clewe

Lennox Pawle

as Consul-General

Adele St. Mauer

as Lucille

Akim Tamiroff

as Spellek

Luis Alberni

as Ernest

Lionel Stander

as Gettel

Ferdinand Gottschalk

as Mr. Squires

Reviews

CinemaSerf

When office worker “Mirabel” (Frances Dee) scoops $5,000 in the state lottery, she decides to ignore the bank manager’s advice to invest and heads to New York for a luxury stay. She is suitably fêted by the hotel staff, but soon finds her trip to this metropolis where she knows nobody a bit lonely. ...

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