The Cheat

The Cheat (1931)

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?

Director: George Abbott
Writer: Harry Hervey

Release Date: 1931-11-28
Status: Released
Run time: 67 min / 1:7
Production Company : Paramount Pictures
Production Country: United States of America

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Casts

	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
	Hanaki Yoshiwara as Japanese Servant
	Willard Dashiell as Judge
	Edward Keane as Defense Attorney
	Robert Strange as District Attorney
	Porter Hall as Leslie (uncredited)
	Arthur Hohl as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
	Millard Mitchell as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Jimmy Granato as Orchestra Musician (uncredited)
	Henry Warwick as Butler (uncredited)
	Margaret Carthew as Dancer (uncredited)
	Beatrice Hagen as Dancer (uncredited)
	Juanita Hagen as Dancer (uncredited)
	Suzanne Wunderlich as Dancer (uncredited)
	Lulu Yoo as Dancer (uncredited)
	Gwen Zetter as Dancer (uncredited)
	Loretta Andrews as (uncredited)
	Barbara Brown as (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers as (uncredited)
	Jack Gargan as (uncredited)
	Victor Kilian as (uncredited)
	Ethelreda Leopold as (uncredited)
	Harold Miller as (uncredited)
	Patsy Moran as (uncredited)
	Ronald R. Rondell as (uncredited)
	Benny Rubin as (uncredited)
	Bee Stephens as (uncredited)