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The Cheat

The Cheat

19156.00h 59m

Overview

A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to replace the stolen money.

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Written by Hector Turnbull, Jeanie Macpherson
Produced by Cecil B. DeMille
Box OfficeBudget: $17KRevenue: $137K

Top Cast

Fannie Ward

Fannie Ward

Edith Hardy

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]

Jack Dean

Jack Dean

Richard Hardy

James Neill

James Neill

Jones

Y

Yutaka Abe

Tori's valet

D

Dana Ong

District attorney

H

Hazel Childers

Mrs. Reynolds

A

Arthur H. Williams

Courtroom judge

D

Dick La Reno

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Hardy's Secretary (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

gambling debtself-defensestolen moneydeceived husbandattempted rapeembezzlementbrandingspoiled womenrape revengeflirtationfaithful husbandgunplaycourtroom dramabrandedindecent proposalbranding ironsecretive wifelost moneyivoryasian manprivate loanloan duestock brokerillegal transfers of fundsspoiled socialitegambleruthless manivory merchant

About The Cheat

The Cheat is a drama film released in 1915 exploring themes of gambling debt, self-defense, stolen money, deceived husband, attempted rape, embezzlement. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, it stars Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Dean. A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to replace the stolen money.

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