The Cheat(1915)
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.
Movie: The Cheat
Top 10 Billed Cast
Edith Hardy
Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
Richard Hardy
Jones
Hardy's Secretary (uncredited)
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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.
Release Date
1915-12-13
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5.965
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gambling debtself-defensestolen moneydeceived husbandattempted rapeembezzlementbrandingspoiled womenrape revengeflirtationfaithful husbandgunplaycourtroom dramabrandedindecent proposalbranding ironlost moneyivoryasian manprivate loanloan duestock brokerillegal transfers of fundsspoiled socialitegambleruthless manivory merchant
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