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?
- Released
- 1931-11-28
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 67 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- George Abbott, Harry Hervey
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 16 votes
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)
- Arthur Hohl as Defense Attorney (uncredited)