There are two great performances in this wonderful film; that of Rains and from Davis. Paul Henreid is also outstanding, but the film is carried by Davis and Rains. What a great change from watching post-2020 films, almost all of which are soulless. Bette Davis gives one of the best performances of her career, and Claude Rains gives arguably the best of his career (although it is hard to top The Invisible Man). Allow me to use a few hackneyed phrases; such as they just don't make films like this anymore and there will never be another actress as good as Bette Davis (with the possible exception of Meryl Streep). If you miss this film, you will be cheating yourself out of a true Hollywood gem.
Review of Deception
