Deception is a 1946 American film noir drama released by Warner Brothers and directed by Irving Rapper.The film is based on the 1927 play Monsieur Lamberthier by Louis Verneuil.The screenplay was written by John Collier and Joseph Than. It stars Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, who had also appeared together in the highly successful Now, Voyager (1942).