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 | 67m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | George Abbott |
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| Writer: | Hector Turnbull, Harry Hervey |
| Staring: |
| 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? | |
| Release Date: | Nov 28, 1931 |
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| Director: | George Abbott |
| Writer: | Hector Turnbull, Harry Hervey |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | infidelity, addiction, money, lust, gambler, pre-code, impulsive |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Tallulah Bankhead | Elsa Carlyle |
| Harvey Stephens | Jeffrey Carlyle |
| Irving Pichel | Hardy Livingstone |
| Jay Fassett | Terrell |
| Ann Andrews | Mrs. Albright |
| William Ingersoll | Croupier |
| Hanaki Yoshiwara | Japanese Servant |
| Willard Dashiell | Judge |
| Edward Keane | Defense Attorney |
| Robert Strange | District Attorney |
| Porter Hall | Leslie (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hohl | Defense Attorney (uncredited) |
| Millard Mitchell | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Granato | Orchestra Musician (uncredited) |
| Henry Warwick | Butler (uncredited) |
| Margaret Carthew | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Hagen | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Juanita Hagen | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Wunderlich | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Lulu Yoo | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Gwen Zetter | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Loretta Andrews | (uncredited) |
| Barbara Brown | (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | (uncredited) |
| Jack Gargan | (uncredited) |
| Victor Kilian | (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | (uncredited) |
| Patsy Moran | (uncredited) |
| Ronald R. Rondell | (uncredited) |
| Benny Rubin | (uncredited) |
| Bee Stephens | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| George Abbott | Director |
| George J. Folsey | Director of Photography |
| Hector Turnbull | Original Story |
| Harry Hervey | Screenplay |
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