| The Great Deception | |
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| Directed by | Howard Higgin |
| Written by | Paul Bern (scenario) |
| Based on | The Yellow Dove by George Gibbs |
| Produced by | Robert Kane |
| Starring | Ben Lyon Aileen Pringle Basil Rathbone |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
Production company | Robert Kane Productions |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Great Deception is a 1926 American silent drama film starring Basil Rathbone, Ben Lyon, and Aileen Pringle. It is based on the 1915 novel The Yellow Dove by George Gibbs about World War I era espionage, previously adapted as the 1919 film Shadows of Suspicion. This film is currently a lost film.[1][2][3][4] A New York Times review considered "this photoplay possesses an element of mystery and suspense".[5]
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Great Deception(Wayback)
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Great Deception at silentera.com
- ^ Arne Andersen's: Lost Film Files indicating the film's lost status under First National films for the year 1926
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Catalog: The Great Deception
- ^ Parish & Pitts p.202