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The Cheat
“A Beautiful Girl- Gambling with one man for the love of another, until her selfishness plunged them into a crisis of disgrace!”
63%
Movie
1h 7m
AI Analysis
The Cheat (1931) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Cheat (1931) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~67 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Cheat 63% (16 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 16 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1931-11-28
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- TMDB rating
- 6.3
- TMDB ID
- 156324
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What is The Cheat about?
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 busin... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Cheat?
The official runtime for The Cheat is approximately 67 minutes.
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Cast

Tallulah Bankhead
Elsa Carlyle

Harvey Stephens
Jeffrey Carlyle

Irving Pichel
Hardy Livingstone
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Jay Fassett
Terrell

Ann Andrews
Mrs. Albright
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William Ingersoll
Croupier
- H
Hanaki Yoshiwara
Japanese Servant
- W
Willard Dashiell
Judge

Edward Keane
Defense Attorney

Robert Strange
District Attorney

Porter Hall
Leslie (uncredited)

Arthur Hohl
Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Millard Mitchell
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Jimmy Granato
Orchestra Musician (uncredited)
- H
Henry Warwick
Butler (uncredited)
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Margaret Carthew
Dancer (uncredited)

Beatrice Hagen
Dancer (uncredited)
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Juanita Hagen
Dancer (uncredited)
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