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The Cheat

"A Beautiful Girl- Gambling with one man for the love of another, until her selfishness plunged them into a crisis of disgrace!"

1931-11-28
6
en 67m
Drama
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?

Director

George Abbott

Director of Photography

George J. Folsey

Original Story

Hector Turnbull

Screenplay

Harry Hervey

infidelity addiction money lust gambler pre-code impulsive

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Paramount Pictures