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{{short description|1926 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = The Gay Deceiver
| name = The Gay Deceiver
| image = Gaydeceiver-lobbycard-1926.jpg
| image = Gaydeceiver-lobbycard-1926.jpg
| image size =
| caption = Lobby card for the film
| caption = Lobby card for the film
| director = [[John M. Stahl]]
| director = [[John M. Stahl]]
| producer =
| producer =
| writer = [[Benjamin Glazer]]
| writer = [[Benjamin Glazer]]
| based on = {{based on|''Toto''|Achmed Abdullah}} <br> [[Maurice Hennequin]] (play ''Patachon'') <br> [[Félix Duquesnel]] (play ''Patachon'')
| based_on = {{based on|''Toto''|Achmed Abdullah}}<br>[[Maurice Hennequin]] (play ''Patachon'')<br>[[Félix Duquesnel]] (play ''Patachon'')
| starring = [[Lew Cody]]<br>[[Carmel Myers]]
| starring = [[Lew Cody]]<br>[[Carmel Myers]]
| music =
| music =
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| editing =
| editing =
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| released = {{Film date|1925|9|19}}
| released = {{Film date|1926|9|19}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]]<br>English intertitles
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitle]]s)
| budget =
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'''''The Gay Deceiver''''' was a 1926 [[film]] directed by [[John M. Stahl]]. The film stars [[Lew Cody]] and [[Carmel Myers]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/GayDeceiver1926.html ''The Gay Deceiver'' at silentera.com]</ref><ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/9299? The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:''The Gay Deceiver'']</ref> The film is considered lost.<ref>[http://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=658&sid=51ffa9a401a4a12b52d4b9170f29d134 Listing of incomplete MGM films at Nitrateville]</ref><ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5559/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Gay Deceiver'']</ref>
'''''The Gay Deceiver''''' is a 1926 American [[silent film|silent]] [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[John M. Stahl]]. The film stars [[Lew Cody]] and [[Carmel Myers]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/GayDeceiver1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Gay Deceiver''] at silentera.com</ref><ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/9299? The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: ''The Gay Deceiver'']</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
As described in a film magazine review,<ref>{{cite journal |last= |first= |title=''The Gay Deceiver'' |journal=The Film Daily |volume=37 |issue=67 |date=September 19, 1926 |page=7 |url=https://archive.org/details/filmdaily3738newy/page/659/mode/1up |publisher=Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. |location=New York City |accessdate=27 November 2023}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> Paris stage idol Toto is involved in love affairs and plays around with hearts, and is surprised by the arrival of Louise, an 18 year old young woman who says that she is his daughter, the offspring from his marriage to Claire, a woman he soon deserted. The daughter becomes infatuated with one of her father's friends, Robert Le Rivarol, and soon becomes engaged. Her mother Claire arrives to take her back home and the two are separated. Antoine pretends a reconciliation with his wife in order to obtain her consent to her daughter's marriage. However, Claire learns of the ruse and orders him from her home. Meanwhile, his current lady love learns that he has a grown daughter and quits him, saying that he is too old for her. Toto returns to his wife and promises to be true. Her love for him is big enough to take him back, and his daughter is happy in her marriage with Robert.
A deceiver leads the fast set in Paris and is involved in love affairs and blackmail until he mends his way for his daughter's sake.


[[File:The Gay Deceiver (SAYRE 14181).jpg|thumb|339x339px|Lew Cody and Marceline Day]]
==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Lew Cody]] - Toto / Antoine di Tillois
* [[Lew Cody]] as Toto / Antoine di Tillois
* [[Malcolm McGregor]] - Robert Le Rivarol
* [[Malcolm McGregor]] as Robert Le Rivarol
* [[Marceline Day]] - Louise de Tillois
* [[Marceline Day]] as Louise de Tillois
* [[Carmel Myers]] - Countess de Sano
* [[Carmel Myers]] as Countess de Sano
* [[Roy D'Arcy]] - Count de Sano
* [[Roy D'Arcy]] as Count de Sano
* [[Dorothy Phillips]] - Claire
* [[Dorothy Phillips]] as Claire
* [[Edward Connelly]] - Merinville (lawyer)
* [[Edward Connelly]] as Merinville, the lawyer
* [[Tony D'Algy]] - Merinville's nephew (as Antonio D'Algy)
* [[Tony D'Algy]] as Merinville's nephew

==Preservation==
With no prints of ''The Gay Deceiver'' located in any film archives,<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5559/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Gay Deceiver'']</ref> it is a [[lost film]].<ref>[http://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=658&sid=51ffa9a401a4a12b52d4b9170f29d134 Listing of incomplete MGM films at Nitrateville]</ref> Only stills<ref>{{Cite web |title=Some Known Still Codes Part 2: Codes starting with numbers |url=https://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com/identify2.htm |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=www.silentfilmstillarchive.com}}</ref> and promotional material remain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marceline Day, Lew Cody, 1926. |url=https://www.gettyimages.pt/detail/fotografia-de-not%C3%ADcias/the-gay-deceiver-poster-from-left-marceline-day-fotografia-de-not%C3%ADcias/1137295425 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Getty Images |language=pt-pt}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|The Gay Deceiver}}
*{{IMDb title|0016913}}
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*{{allmovie|92747|synopsis}}
*{{allmovie|92747|Synopsis}}
*[https://www.silentfilmstillarchive.com/gay.htm Still] at silentfilmstillarchive.com{{Dead link|date=November 2023}}


{{John M. Stahl}}
{{John M. Stahl}}


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Latest revision as of 03:52, 30 August 2024

For other uses, see Gay deceiver.

The Gay Deceiver
Lobby card for the film
Directed byJohn M. Stahl
Written byBenjamin Glazer
Based onToto
by Achmed Abdullah
Maurice Hennequin (play Patachon)
Félix Duquesnel (play Patachon)
StarringLew Cody
Carmel Myers
CinematographyMax Fabian
Tony Gaudio
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • September 19, 1926 (1926-09-19)
Running time
70 minutes
LandVereinigte Staaten
SpracheSilent (English intertitles)

The Gay Deceiver is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by John M. Stahl. The film stars Lew Cody and Carmel Myers.[1][2]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[3] Paris stage idol Toto is involved in love affairs and plays around with hearts, and is surprised by the arrival of Louise, an 18 year old young woman who says that she is his daughter, the offspring from his marriage to Claire, a woman he soon deserted. The daughter becomes infatuated with one of her father's friends, Robert Le Rivarol, and soon becomes engaged. Her mother Claire arrives to take her back home and the two are separated. Antoine pretends a reconciliation with his wife in order to obtain her consent to her daughter's marriage. However, Claire learns of the ruse and orders him from her home. Meanwhile, his current lady love learns that he has a grown daughter and quits him, saying that he is too old for her. Toto returns to his wife and promises to be true. Her love for him is big enough to take him back, and his daughter is happy in her marriage with Robert.

Lew Cody and Marceline Day

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of The Gay Deceiver located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5] Only stills[6] and promotional material remain.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Gay Deceiver at silentera.com
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Gay Deceiver
  3. ^ "The Gay Deceiver". The Film Daily. 37 (67). New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 7 September 19, 1926. Retrieved November 27, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Gay Deceiver
  5. ^ Listing of incomplete MGM films at Nitrateville
  6. ^ "Some Known Still Codes Part 2: Codes starting with numbers". www.silentfilmstillarchive.com. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Marceline Day, Lew Cody, 1926". Getty Images (in European Portuguese). Retrieved November 2, 2023.
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