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The Cheat

The Cheat (1931)

1h 7m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

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

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead

as Elsa Carlyle

Harvey Stephens

Harvey Stephens

as Jeffrey Carlyle

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

as Hardy Livingstone

Jay Fassett

Jay Fassett

as Terrell

Ann Andrews

Ann Andrews

as Mrs. Albright

William Ingersoll

William Ingersoll

as Croupier