The Cheat (1931)
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?
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Tallulah Bankhead
as Elsa Carlyle
as Elsa Carlyle
Harvey Stephens
as Jeffrey Carlyle
as Jeffrey Carlyle
Irving Pichel
as Hardy Livingstone
as Hardy Livingstone
Jay Fassett
as Terrell
as Terrell
Ann Andrews
as Mrs. Albright
as Mrs. Albright
William Ingersoll
as Croupier
as Croupier
Hanaki Yoshiwara
as Japanese Servant
as Japanese Servant
Willard Dashiell
as Judge
as Judge
Edward Keane
as Defense Attorney
as Defense Attorney
Robert Strange
as District Attorney
as District Attorney
Porter Hall
as Leslie (uncredited)
as Leslie (uncredited)
Millard Mitchell
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Loretta Andrews
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Barbara Brown
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Margaret Carthew
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Jimmy Granato
as Orchestra Musician (uncredited)
as Orchestra Musician (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Juanita Hagen
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Arthur Hohl
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Benny Rubin
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Bee Stephens
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Henry Warwick
as Butler (uncredited)
as Butler (uncredited)
Suzanne Wunderlich
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Lulu Yoo
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Gwen Zetter
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
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George Abbott
Director
Director
Hector Turnbull
Writer
Writer
George J. Folsey
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Harry Hervey
Writer
Writer
Fred Scheld
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Ernest Zatorsky
Sound
Sound
Frank Heath
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Emma Hill
Editor
Editor
Edward Hyland
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Chester L. Roberts
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Charles Salerno Jr.
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Ernest Zatorsky
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineer
Berthold Viertel
Co-Director
Co-Director
Ruth St. Denis
Choreographer
Choreographer
Joseph Ruttenberg
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Frank Serjack
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
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