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Deception (1946)

Approved | | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir | 26 October 1946 (USA)
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A piano teacher believes that her fiancé was killed on the battlefield. When he miraculously returns, they decide to marry, but are threatened by a wealthy, egotistical composer the piano teacher started dating on the rebound after she became convinced her love had died.

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Music teacher Christine Radcliffe thought her love Karel Novak died in the war. When he miraculously returns, she realizes she loves him more than ever and insists they marry. However, a wealthy composer, Hollenius with whom she had become involved after learning her real love had supposedly died, refuses to let her go and at her wedding reception offers Karel the chance to solo his new cello concerto and a chance at success... but is he planning to ruin Karel's music career and their marriage? Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

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The movie lost half a million dollars; the first Bette Davis movie to lose money since she signed at Warner Brothers in 1932. See more »

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When the three principals are first seated at their table in the French restaurant, there are many camera shots, and the waiter upturns the upside-down water glasses to fill them too many times. See more »

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Alexander Hollenius: [snatches his bleeding hand away from Christine Radcliffe] Like all women: white as a sheet at the sight of a couple of scratches... but calm and smiling as a hospital nurse in the presence of a mortal wound... Good night!
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Claude Rains Forever
18 August 2000 | by – See all my reviews

If not for his work in Casablanca, Claude Rains would be little remembered today, but this Londoner was one of Hollywood's finest in the 40s. If you never see another of his films, see this one. He always dignified his character roles with native sincerity and charm, and raised the caliber of anything he touched. This is perhaps his finest film performance, and he makes everything around him look like bombast and hokum. See this, and you'll always remember Claude.
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