"The Magnificent Lie" (1931)was Boyer's American film debut.  It in no way foretold the stellar career in store for him - he had a small and unsympathetic role as an actor/con-man who participates in a nasty deception of the leading man (Ralph Bellamy, in his first film).  "Magnificent Lie" also sent its star Ruth Chatterton's career into a downslide, and it was French actress Francoise Rosay's last American film for twenty years.  In other words, it was just a gem for all concerned.