The Beautiful Cheat

The Beautiful Cheat

1945 · 59 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Comedy

The title character, played by Bonita Granville, is the secretary at a boys' reformatory. Sociology professor Noah Beery Jr. shows up to study the juvenile-delinquent mindset. Not surprisingly, he ends up taking a post-grad course in amour from the winsome Ms. Granville.

Directed by Charles Barton · Written by Fritz Rotter

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