The Cheat
Dramagambling debtself-defensestolen moneydeceived husbandattempted rapeembezzlementbrandingspoiled womenrape revengeflirtationfaithful husbandgunplay
A morally dark silent melodrama about a desperate woman's moral collapse and the violent consequences of her choices, built on themes of betrayal, coercion, and social hypocrisy.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Fannie Ward
Edith Hardy
Sessue Hayakawa
Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
Jack Dean
Richard Hardy
James Neill
Jones
Yutaka Abe
Tori's valet
Dana Ong
District attorney
Hazel Childers
Mrs. Reynolds
Arthur H. Williams
Courtroom judge
Dick La Reno
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lucien Littlefield
Hardy's Secretary (uncredited)
Raymond Hatton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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