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The Cheat

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?

1931 |1h 7m |  Drama

Cast

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Tallulah Bankhead

Elsa Carlyle

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Harvey Stephens

Jeffrey Carlyle

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Irving Pichel

Hardy Livingstone

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Ann Andrews

Mrs. Albright

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Edward Keane

Defense Attorney

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Robert Strange

District Attorney

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Porter Hall

Leslie (uncredited)

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Millard Mitchell

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Loretta Andrews

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Barbara Brown

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Beatrice Hagen

Dancer (uncredited)

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Arthur Hohl

Defense Attorney (uncredited)

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Victor Kilian

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Ethelreda Leopold

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Benny Rubin

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

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