The Deception

A wife offers to support her artist husband by teaching piano. She can't find work at the conservatory, and ends up working in a laundry, without telling him the truth. When he discovers her lie, he is determined to leave her, until she is injured and he understands the sacrifice she made for him.

Barry O'Moore

Harvey Colton

Florence Lawrence

Mabel Colton

Harry Solter

Harvey's Friend

Owen Moore

The Rich Patron

Arthur V. Johnson

The Rich Patron's Secretary / Man in Top Hat

Mack Sennett

The Doctor

Charles Inslee

The Landlord

• D.W. GriffithDirector

Release date

March 22, 1909

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

7m

Genres

Drama

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  Conflict

  1921

• Lover's Island

  1925

• The Feud Woman

  1925

• The Bridal Chair

  1919

• West Wind

  1915

• Two Masters

  1928

• It Happened in Paris

  1932

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  Behind the Mask

  1917

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  His Wife's Money

  1920

• 

  When Do We Eat?

  1918

• Lucky Dog

  1933

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  The Prince and the Pauper

  1909