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The Cheat (1931)

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

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?

Release: 1931-11-28
Runtime: 67 min
Rating: 6 / 10
Cast
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
Elsa Carlyle
Harvey Stephens
Harvey Stephens
Jeffrey Carlyle
Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel
Hardy Livingstone
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Jay Fassett
Terrell
Ann Andrews
Ann Andrews
Mrs. Albright
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William Ingersoll
Croupier
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Hanaki Yoshiwara
Japanese Servant
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Willard Dashiell
Judge
Edward Keane
Edward Keane
Defense Attorney
Robert Strange
Robert Strange
District Attorney
Porter Hall
Porter Hall
Leslie (uncredited)
Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Millard Mitchell
Millard Mitchell
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Jimmy Granato
Orchestra Musician (uncredited)
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Henry Warwick
Butler (uncredited)
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Margaret Carthew
Dancer (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
Beatrice Hagen
Dancer (uncredited)
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Juanita Hagen
Dancer (uncredited)