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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Fannie Ward Edith Hardy -
Sessue Hayakawa Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau] -
Jack Dean Richard Hardy -
James Neill Jones - Y Yutaka Abe Tori's valet
- D Dana Ong District attorney
- H Hazel Childers Mrs. Reynolds
- A Arthur H. Williams Courtroom judge
- D Dick La Reno Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Lucien Littlefield Hardy's Secretary (uncredited) -
Raymond Hatton Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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