The Cheat

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

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?

Director

George Abbott

Screenplay

Harry Hervey

Status

Released

Release date

28/11/1931

Original language

English