The Cheat
1931 · Movie · 74 min. · United States
Love, lust, possession, money, social standing, and addiction. 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 keep a lid on 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?
Direction George Abbott
Cast Tallulah Bankhead · Harvey Stephens · Irving Pichel · Jay Fassett · Ann Andrews · William Ingersoll · Hanaki Yoshiwara · Willard Dashiell · Edward Keane · Robert Strange
Screenplay Harry Hervey · Hector Turnbull
Cinematography George J. Folsey
Original title The Cheat
5.7
35 votes (FilmAffinity)
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