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The Gay Deception
FRANCE · 1935

The Gay Deception

William Wyler
working class romance mistaken identity wealth and class difference sweepstakes fortune New York City life
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Synopsis

A wide-eyed working girl wins a $5,000 sweepstakes and plunges into the lush life of New York City, where she meets a bellboy who is more than he seems.

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