The Cheat (1931)

Drama

Love, lust, possession, money, social standing, and addiction. 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 keep a lid on spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich. One night, on a hunch, she bets and loses big at a casino, then she doubles her problems with more impulsive decisions. Hardy Livingston, 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?

Updated May 27 2020

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1931-11-28

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Keywords:

addiction money cheating wife lust gambler pre-code impulsive

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Runtime: 68 mins Rating: 6.3

Cast

Porter Hall

Leslie (uncredited)

Irving Pichel

Hardy Livingstone

Robert Strange

District Attorney

Tallulah Bankhead

Elsa Carlyle

Harvey Stephens

Jeffrey Carlyle

Edward Keane

Defense Attorney

Jay Fassett

Terrell

William Ingersoll

Croupier

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Crew

George Abbott

Director

George J. Folsey

Director of Photography

Frank Heath

Assistant Director

Harry Hervey

Writer

Hector Turnbull

Writer

Emma Hill

Editor

Ernest Zatorsky

Sound

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