Summer Under the Stars: Paul Henreid

Star of the Day: Paul Henreid

via Summer Under the Stars TCM site

Deception (1946) - A woman tries to protect her refugee husband from her rich and powerful ex-lover.

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Another Bette Davis melodramatic role, which she excels at, featuring today's star, Paul Henreid, as her musician husband and Claude Rains as her dastardly ex-lover. It touches all the cornerstones of a classic melodrama: noir and gorgeously lit, hidden passions, murder, a breakdown. I really enjoyed this one.