The Peddler of Lies

{{short description|1920 film directed by William C. Dowlan}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Peddler of Lies

| image = File:The Peddler of Lies (1920) - 1.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| director = William C. Dowlan

| producer =

| screenplay = Philip D. Hurn

| based_on = {{based on|The Peddler|Henry C. Rowland}}

| starring = Frank Mayo
Ora Carew
Ora Devereaux
Harold Miller
Dagmar Godowsky
Bonnie Hill

| music =

| cinematography = Stephen S. Norton
Howard Oswald

| editing =

| studio = Universal Film Manufacturing Company

| distributor = Universal Film Manufacturing Company

| released = {{Film date|1920|3|1}}

| runtime = 50 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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The Peddler of Lies is a 1920 American mystery film directed by William C. Dowlan and written by Philip D. Hurn. It is based on the 1919 novel The Peddler by Henry C. Rowland. The film stars Frank Mayo, Ora Carew, Ora Devereaux, Harold Miller, Dagmar Godowsky and Bonnie Hill. The film was released on March 1, 1920, by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/501041/the-peddler-of-lies |title=The Peddler of Lies (1920) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=August 19, 2018}}{{cite web|author=Janiss Garza |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/peddler-of-lies-v105807 |title=Peddler of Lies (1920) - William C. Dowlan |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=August 19, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/17900 |title=The Peddler of Lies |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=August 19, 2018}}