
Blonde Venus(1932)
In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.


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.

Fannie Ward
Edith Hardy

Sessue Hayakawa
Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]

Jack Dean
Richard Hardy

James Neill
Jones
Yutaka Abe
Tori's valet
Dana Ong
District attorney
Hazel Childers
Mrs. Reynolds
Arthur H. Williams
Courtroom judge
Dick La Reno
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Lucien Littlefield
Hardy's Secretary (uncredited)
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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