The Cheat (1931)

  • NR
  • 11/28/1931 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 7m

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

Overview

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?

George Abbott

Director

Hector Turnbull

Writer

Harry Hervey

Writer

Cast

Tallulah Bankhead's headshot

Tallulah Bankhead

Elsa Carlyle
Harvey Stephens's headshot

Harvey Stephens

Jeffrey Carlyle
Irving Pichel's headshot

Irving Pichel

Hardy Livingstone
Jay Fassett's headshot

Jay Fassett

Terrell
Ann Andrews's headshot

Ann Andrews

Mrs. Albright
William Ingersoll's headshot

William Ingersoll

Croupier
Hanaki Yoshiwara's headshot

Hanaki Yoshiwara

Japanese Servant
Willard Dashiell's headshot

Willard Dashiell

Judge

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