Moviefone App Coming Soon. Sign Up Now to Get Notified!

The Cheat (1931)

Movie"A Beautiful Girl- Gambling with one man for the love of another, until her selfishness plunged them into a crisis of disgrace!"
Audience Score
60
The CheatCriterion Channel logoWatch on Criterion Channel
NR 1 hr 7 minNov 28th, 1931Drama
Share
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?
StarringTallulah BankheadHarvey StephensIrving Pichel
DirectorGeorge Abbott
WritersHector TurnbullHarry Hervey

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 28th, 1931
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Paramount Pictures
Movie Tags:
pre-codeinfidelitymoneyaddictiongamblerlustimpulsive