Deception (1946 film)

Deception
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIrving Rapper
Screenplay byJohn Collier
Joseph Than
Based onMonsieur Lamberthier
1927 play
by Louis Verneuil
Produced byHenry Blanke
StarringBette Davis
Paul Henreid
Claude Rains
CinematographyErnest Haller
Edited byAlan Crosland Jr.
Music byErich Wolfgang Korngold
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • October 18, 1946 (1946-10-18) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.8 million[1]
Box office$3.26 million (worldwide)[2]

Deception is a 1946 American film noir drama released by Warner Brothers 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),[3] which was also directed by Rapper.

  1. ^ Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 27 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^ "60 Top Grossers of 1946", Variety 8 January 1947 p8
  3. ^ Deception at IMDb.