The Cheat 1931

Name: The Cheat
Released: 1931-11-28
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Harvey Stephens, Irving Pichel, Jay Fassett, Ann Andrews

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, 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?

Directed by:	George Abbott
Written by:	Harry Hervey & Hector Turnbull
Runtime:	67 minutes
Tagline:	A Beautiful Girl- Gambling with one man for the love of another, until her selfishness plunged them into a crisis of disgrace!