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Release Date:
November 28, 1931
Original Title:
The Cheat
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 67
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?
Assistant Camera:
Edward Hyland
Charles Salerno Jr.
Assistant Director:
Fred Scheld
Frank Heath
Chester L. Roberts
Choreographer:
Ruth St. Denis
Co-Director:
Berthold Viertel
Director:
George Abbott
Director of Photography:
George J. Folsey
Editor:
Emma Hill
Second Assistant Camera:
Joseph Ruttenberg
Sound:
Ernest Zatorsky
Sound Engineer:
Ernest Zatorsky
Still Photographer:
Frank Serjack
Writer:
Harry Hervey
Hector Turnbull
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