The Cheat
1931Elsa 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?
Acted in
Tallulah Bankhead
as Elsa Carlyle
Harvey Stephens
as Jeffrey Carlyle
Irving Pichel
as Hardy Livingstone
Jay Fassett
as Terrell
Ann Andrews
as Mrs. Albright
William Ingersoll
as Croupier
Hanaki Yoshiwara
as Japanese Servant
Willard Dashiell
as Judge
Edward Keane
as Defense Attorney
Robert Strange
as District Attorney
Porter Hall
as Leslie (uncredited)
Millard Mitchell
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Loretta Andrews
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Barbara Brown
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Margaret Carthew
as Dancer (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Jimmy Granato
as Orchestra Musician (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
as Dancer (uncredited)
Juanita Hagen
as Dancer (uncredited)
Arthur Hohl
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Benny Rubin
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Bee Stephens
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Henry Warwick
as Butler (uncredited)
Suzanne Wunderlich
as Dancer (uncredited)
Lulu Yoo
as Dancer (uncredited)
Gwen Zetter
as Dancer (uncredited)