The Cheat

1931

NR

1h 7m

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Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff wants to stop spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich. One night, on a hunch, she bets and loses big at a casino, and then she doubles her problems with more impulsive decisions. Hardy Livingstone, a wealthy Casanova just back from the Orient, makes a play for her. Elsa dallies with Hardy, but soon, his insistence and her dire financial affairs seem destined to lead to adultery. Who's the cheat?

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Writers

Harry Hervey(writer by)
Hector Turnbull(writer by)
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Tallulah Bankhead
Elsa Carlyle
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Harvey Stephens
Jeffrey Carlyle
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Irving Pichel
Hardy Livingstone
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Ann Andrews
Mrs. Albright
Hanaki Yoshiwara
Japanese Servant
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Edward Keane
Defense Attorney
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Robert Strange
District Attorney
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Porter Hall
Leslie (uncredited)
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Millard Mitchell
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Loretta Andrews
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Barbara Brown
Minor Role (uncredited)
Margaret Carthew
Dancer (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jimmy Granato
Orchestra Musician (uncredited)

Directors

Writers

Harry Hervey(writer by)
Hector Turnbull(writer by)

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Release date

November 28, 1931 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

Paramount Pictures

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