The Cheat

Name: The Cheat
Genre: Drama
Released: 1915-12-13
Duration: 59 min
Cast: Arthur H. Williams, Jack Dean, Dick La Reno, Raymond Hatton, Dana Ong

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Release Date

12/13/1915

Runtime

59 mins

Genres

Drama

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$17,311

Revenue

$137,365

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A society woman's desperate financial transgression spirals into a morally complex confrontation when she seeks help from a predatory trader, leading to a searing courtroom reckoning. The film examines how desperation, class privilege, and the abuse of power collide with fatal consequences.