The Story of a Cheat (1936)
Life story of a charming scoundrel, with little dialogue other than the star/director's witty narration. As a boy, only he survives a family tragedy when he's deprived of supper (poisonous mushrooms!) for stealing...concluding that dishonesty pays. Through years of dabbling in crime and amusing adventures, two women appear and reappear in his life, a dazzling blonde jewel thief and a stunning brunette gambler. Finally, he meets the mysterious Charbonnier who had saved his life in World War I, leading to the surprising next phase in his career...
- Released
- 1936-10-02
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Sacha Guitry
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 75 votes
Cast
- Sacha Guitry as le tricheur
- Jacqueline Delubac as la femme
- Marguerite Moreno as l'aventurière
- Pauline Carton as Madame Moriot
- Rosine Deréan as la voleuse professionnelle
- Fréhel as la rouquine, chanteuse du beuglant
- Elmire Vautier as la comtesse Beauchamp (jeune)
- Serge Grave as le tricheur (petit garçon)
- Pierre Asso as le tricheur (jeune homme)
- Roger Duchesne as Serge Abramitch
- Henri Pfeifer as M. Charbonnier
- Pierre Labry as Maître Morlot, le notaire et cousin