The Love Hypothesis
2026 · Romance · Comedy
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Film / 1935
La alegre mentira
Directed by
William Wyler
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Francis LedererSandro
Frances DeeMirabel
Benita HumeMiss Channing
Alan MowbrayLord Clewe
Lennox PawleConsul-General
Adele St. MauerLucille
Akim TamiroffSpellek
Luis AlberniErnest
Lionel StanderGettel
Ferdinand GottschalkMr. Squires
Richard CarleMr. Spitzer
Lenita LanePeg DeForrest
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Barbara FritchieJoan Dennison
Paul HurstBell Captain
Robert GreigAdolph
Iris AdrianGettel's Wife (uncredited)
Mary AikenLinen Maid (uncredited)
Maidena ArmstrongFat Woman (uncredited)
Jane BarnesHazel (uncredited)
Lynn BariMilk Fund Ball Attendee (uncredited)
Agostino BorgatoPastroni (uncredited)
Wade BotelerDesk Sergeant (uncredited)
Al BridgeJail Attendant (uncredited)
Neal BurnsTaxi Driver (uncredited)
Spencer ChartersMr. Mercer (uncredited)
Vic ChattenBellhop (uncredited)
Russ ClarkPoliceman (uncredited)
Eddie FetherstonWisecracking Passerby (uncredited)
Eddie FosterBellhop (uncredited)
Jack HatfieldWisecracking Reporter (uncredited)
Rodney HildebrandPoliceman (uncredited)
George HumbertHead Waiter (uncredited)
Paul IrvingMayor (uncredited)
Brady KlinePoliceman (uncredited)
Walter LawrenceBellhop (uncredited)
Dorothy MathewsLinen Maid (uncredited)
Paul McVeySweepstake Announcer (uncredited)
Frank MeltonBellhop (uncredited)
Torben MeyerWaiter (uncredited)
Edmund MortimerWalsdorf-Plaza Guest (uncredited)
Jack MowerPoliceman (uncredited)
Esther MuirSpellek's Wife (uncredited)
Jack MulhallBank Teller (uncredited)
John T. MurrayJules (uncredited)
Rudolf MyzetSecretary to Consul (uncredited)
William H. O'BrienWaiter (uncredited)
Anne O'NealLinen Maid (uncredited)
Rita OwinLinen Maid (uncredited)
Gunner PaulsonSecretary to Consul (uncredited)
Thomas PogueMr. Dinsmore Dingledorf (uncredited)
Hector V. SarnoWaiter (uncredited)
Charles SellonMr. McCaffrey (uncredited)
William StellingBellhop (uncredited)
Fred SylvaBellhop (uncredited)
Phil TeadAuctioneer (uncredited)
Maidel TurnerMrs. Dingledorf (uncredited)
Fred WallaceBellhop (uncredited)
Ruth WarrenLinen Maid (uncredited)
Billy WayneReporter (uncredited)
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