The Cheat

The Cheat

67 mins | Drama | Nov. 28, 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, 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?

The Cheat

67 mins | Drama | Nov. 28, 1931

The Cheat
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?
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Paramount
Original title The Cheat
Directors Fred Scheld, Frank Heath, George Abbott
Writers Hector Turnbull, Harry Hervey

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

Hanaki Yoshiwara

as Japanese Servant

Willard Dashiell

as Judge

Edward Keane

as Defense Attorney

Robert Strange

as District Attorney

Porter Hall

as Leslie (uncredited)