The Gay Deceiver

The Gay Deceiver
The Gay Deceiver
	Lobby card for the film
Directed by	John M. Stahl
Written by	Benjamin Glazer
Based on	Toto; by Achmed Abdullah; Maurice Hennequin (play Patachon); Félix Duquesnel (play Patachon)
Starring	Lew Cody; Carmel Myers
Cinematography	Max Fabian; Tony Gaudio
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	September 19, 1926;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (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

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.

Cast

Lew Cody as Toto / Antoine di Tillois
Malcolm McGregor as Robert Le Rivarol
Marceline Day as Louise de Tillois
Carmel Myers as Countess de Sano
Roy D'Arcy as Count de Sano
Dorothy Phillips as Claire
Edward Connelly as Merinville, the lawyer
Tony D'Algy as Merinville's nephew

Preservation

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

^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Gay Deceiver at silentera.com
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Gay Deceiver
^ "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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Gay Deceiver
^ Listing of incomplete MGM films at Nitrateville
^ "Some Known Still Codes Part 2: Codes starting with numbers". www.silentfilmstillarchive.com. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^ "Marceline Day, Lew Cody, 1926". Getty Images (in European Portuguese). Retrieved November 2, 2023.

External links

The Gay Deceiver at IMDb
The Gay Deceiver at AllMovie
Still at silentfilmstillarchive.com^{[dead link]}

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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. 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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