The Magnificent Lie (1931)

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A nightclub singer, taking pity on a blind soldier, pretends that she is the woman he once loved before he was wounded.
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Jul 25, 1931
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01h 21m
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A nightclub singer, taking pity on a blind soldier, pretends that she is the woman he once loved before he was wounded.

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