The Cheat (1931)

11/28/1931 (US) • 1h 7m

Drama

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

Overview

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?

Top Billed Cast

Tallulah Bankhead

Elsa Carlyle

Harvey Stephens

Jeffrey Carlyle

Irving Pichel

Hardy Livingstone

Ann Andrews

Mrs. Albright

Hanaki Yoshiwara

Japanese Servant

Edward Keane

Defense Attorney


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

infidelity

addiction

money

lust

gambler

pre-code

impulsive

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