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6.3Elsa 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?
Released: 1931-11-2867 minDir: George AbbottDrama
Cast
- Tallulah Bankhead as Elsa Carlyle
- Harvey Stephens as Jeffrey Carlyle
- Irving Pichel as Hardy Livingstone
- Jay Fassett as Terrell
- Ann Andrews as Mrs. Albright
- William Ingersoll as Croupier
Themes
- infidelity
- addiction
- money
- lust
- gambler
- pre-code
- impulsive
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- Duration
- 74
- FilmAffinity ID
- 815639
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- publication date
- 1932-08-01
- title
- The Cheat
- Commons category
- The Cheat (1931 film)
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Cecil B. DeMille
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drama film
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problem gambling
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George Abbott
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The Cheat
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Millard Mitchell
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Irving Pichel
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Ruth Donnelly
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Arthur Hohl
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Porter Hall
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Harvey Stephens
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George J. Folsey
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Brooklyn Eagle
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