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The Cheat

1915-12-13
6
en 59m
Drama
A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to replace the stolen money.

Editor

Cecil B. DeMille

Director

Cecil B. DeMille

Screenplay

Hector Turnbull

Director of Photography

Alvin Wyckoff

Producer

Cecil B. DeMille

Scenario Writer

Jeanie Macpherson

gambling debt self-defense stolen money deceived husband attempted rape embezzlement branding spoiled women rape revenge flirtation faithful husband gunplay courtroom drama branded indecent proposal branding iron secretive wife lost money ivory asian man private loan loan due stock broker illegal transfers of funds spoiled socialite gamble ruthless man ivory merchant

Status

Released

Revenue

$137,365

Budget

$17,311

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
  • Paramount Pictures