The Lovable Cheat

The Lovable Cheat

75 mins | Comedy | May 11, 1949

Posing as a wealthy Parisian, Mercadet fleeces friends and casual acquaintances alike. He is forced into this life of crime to keep up appearances, so that his daughter Julie can land herself a rich husband.

The Lovable Cheat

75 mins | Comedy | May 11, 1949

The Lovable Cheat
Posing as a wealthy Parisian, Mercadet fleeces friends and casual acquaintances alike. He is forced into this life of crime to keep up appearances, so that his daughter Julie can land herself a rich husband.
Producers
Original title The Lovable Cheat
Directors Richard Oswald
Writers Richard Oswald, Honoré de Balzac, Edward Lewis

Cast

Charles Ruggles

as Claude Mercadet

Peggy Ann Garner

as Julie Mercadet

Richard Ney

as Jacques Minard

Alan Mowbray

as Justin

Iris Adrian

as Madame Mercadet

Ludwig Donath

as Violette

Fritz Feld

as Monsieur Louis

John Wengraf

as Pierquin

Otto Waldis

as Bailiff

Edna Holland

as Madame Pierquin

Minerva Urecal

as Virginie

Jody Gilbert

as Madame Violette

Buster Keaton

as Goulard