The Cheat

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

6.31931Drama

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?

Release1931-11-28

Runtime67 min

StatusReleased

CountriesUnited States of America

Original languageEN

SpokenEnglish

DirectorGeorge Abbott

WritersHector Turnbull, Harry Hervey

ProductionParamount Pictures

Votes16

Popularity1

TMDB ID156324