The Cheat

Dec 13 1915 Not Rated 0h 59m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

Edith Hardy uses charity funds for Wall Street investments in hopes of buying some new gowns. She loses all the money and borrows from wealthy oriental Tori. When her husband gives her the amount she borrowed, Tori won't take it back, branding her shoulder with a Japanese sign of his ownership. She shoots him. Her husband takes the blame. In court Edith reveals all to an angry mob.

Written by

Hector Turnbull, Jeanie Macpherson

Directed by

Cecil B. DeMille

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, Paramount

Languages

No Language

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
2,927
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA