infidelity,addiction,money,lust,gambler,pre-code,impulsive

The Cheat (1931)

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A Beautiful Girl- Gambling with one man for the love of another, until her selfishness plunged them into a crisis of disgrace!

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?

Cast & Crew

Director
George Abbott
  • Profile picture of Tallulah Bankhead
    Elsa Carlyle Tallulah Bankhead
  • Profile picture of Harvey Stephens
    Jeffrey Carlyle Harvey Stephens
  • Profile picture of Irving Pichel
    Hardy Livingstone Irving Pichel
  • Profile picture of Ann Andrews
    Mrs. Albright Ann Andrews
  • Profile picture of Edward Keane
    Defense Attorney Edward Keane
  • Profile picture of Robert Strange
    District Attorney Robert Strange
  • Profile picture of Porter Hall
    Leslie (uncredited) Porter Hall
  • Profile picture of Millard Mitchell
    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Millard Mitchell

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Keywords

  • infidelity
  • addiction
  • money
  • lust
  • gambler
  • pre-code
  • impulsive