The Cheat
A Beautiful Girl- Gambling with one man for the love of another, until her selfishness plunged them into a crisis of disgrace!
1931 · 1h 7m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
George Abbott
Overview
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 and cast
- George Abbott Director
- 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
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