The Cheat

The Cheat

NR 1915 · 59 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · Written by Hector Turnbull

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