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The Cheat is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, who also served as producer, screenwriter, and editor. The cast includes Sessue Hayakawa, Fannie Ward, Raymond Hatton, and James Neill. Filmed in California, the movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company. It is presented in black-and-white with an aspect ratio of 4:3 and runs for 59 minutes.
The film’s original language is English. Its plot involves themes such as gambling debt, self-defense, stolen money, a deceived husband, and attempted rape. Critical reception includes a review score of 6.9 out of 10 and 90 percent, alongside an IMDb rating of 6.5. The work is part of the National Film Registry.
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6.0A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to replace the stolen money.
Cast
- Fannie Ward as Edith Hardy
- Sessue Hayakawa as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
- Jack Dean as Richard Hardy
- James Neill as Jones
- Yutaka Abe as Tori's valet
- Dana Ong as District attorney
Themes
- gambling debt
- self-defense
- stolen money
- deceived husband
- attempted rape
- embezzlement
- branding
- spoiled women
- rape revenge
- flirtation
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Cast member
- Yutaka Abe
- Composer
- Robert Israel
- Producer
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Cinematographer
- Alvin Wyckoff
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 59
- FilmAffinity ID
- 478521
- Image
- The Cheat 1915.jpg
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- publication date
- 1915-12-13
- Commons category
- The Cheat (1915 film)
- film editor
- Cecil B. DeMille
- title
- The Cheat
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- review score
- 90%
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