The Cheat (1931)
1h 7m
Running Time
November 28, 1931Release Date
The Cheat (1931)
1h 7m
Running Time
November 28, 1931Release Date
Plot.
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, 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?
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Cast & Crew.
Tallulah Bankhead
Elsa Carlyle
Harvey Stephens
Jeffrey Carlyle
Irving Pichel
Hardy Livingstone
Jay Fassett
Terrell
William Ingersoll
Croupier
George Abbott
Director
Hanaki Yoshiwara
Japanese Servant
Berthold Viertel
Director
Berthold Viertel
Director
Willard Dashiell
Judge
Harry Hervey
Writer
Hector Turnbull
Writer
Edward Keane
Defense Attorney
George J. Folsey
Cinematographer
Robert Strange
District Attorney
Porter Hall
Leslie (uncredited)
Ann Andrews
Mrs. Albright
Millard Mitchell
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Loretta Andrews
Minor Role (uncredited)
Barbara Brown
Minor Role (uncredited)
Margaret Carthew
Dancer (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jimmy Granato
Orchestra Musician (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
Dancer (uncredited)
Juanita Hagen
Dancer (uncredited)
Arthur Hohl
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Minor Role (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Minor Role (uncredited)
Benny Rubin
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bee Stephens
Minor Role (uncredited)
Henry Warwick
Butler (uncredited)
Suzanne Wunderlich
Dancer (uncredited)
Lulu Yoo
Dancer (uncredited)
Gwen Zetter
Dancer (uncredited)
Joseph Ruttenberg
Second Assistant Camera
Charles Salerno Jr.
Assistant Camera
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The Cheat is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Abbott and starring Tallulah Bankhead and Harvey Stephens. The film is a remake of the 1915 silent film of the same title, directed by Cecil B. DeMille.