The Cheat
6.3
“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?
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Cast
32 people
Tallulah Bankhead
Elsa Carlyle
Known for
Lifeboat
Fanatic
Harvey Stephens
Jeffrey Carlyle
Known for
The Bat
Sergeant York
Irving Pichel
Hardy Livingstone
Known for
Dracula's Daughter
Jezebel
Jay Fassett
Terrell
Also in
My Sin
Young and Willing
Ann Andrews
Mrs. Albright
Also in
The Girl by the Roadside
William Ingersoll
Croupier
Also in
Whipsaw
Partners of the Night
Hanaki Yoshiwara
Japanese Servant
No other roles listed
Willard Dashiell
Judge
Also in
My Four Years in Germany
The Floor Below
Edward Keane
Defense Attorney
Known for
A Night at the Opera
The Roaring Twenties
Robert Strange
District Attorney
Known for
The Walking Dead
Marked Woman
Porter Hall
Leslie (uncredited)
Known for
Double Indemnity
Ace in the Hole
Arthur Hohl
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
The Whole Town's Talking
George Abbott Director · Harry Hervey Screenplay Hector Turnbull Story
United States release November 28, 1931 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 28, 1931
Theatrical
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