The Cheat (1915)
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- Not Rated
- 59min
- Drama, Romance
- 13 Dec 1915 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Cast verified as complete
| Fannie Ward | ... |
Edith Hardy
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| Sessue Hayakawa | ... |
Hishuru Tori (original release) / Haka Arakau (in 1918 re-release)
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| Jack Dean | ... |
Richard Hardy
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| James Neill | ... |
Jones
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Yutaka Abe | ... |
Tori's Valet
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| Dana Ong | ... |
District Attorney
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Hazel Childers | ... |
Mrs. Reynolds
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Arthur H. Williams | ... |
Courtroom Judge
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| Raymond Hatton | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Dick La Reno | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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| Lucien Littlefield | ... |
Hardy's Secretary (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Cecil B. DeMille | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Hector Turnbull | ... | (scenario) and |
| Jeanie Macpherson | ... | (scenario) |
Produced by
| Cecil B. DeMille | ... | producer |
| Jesse L. Lasky | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Robert Israel | ... | (1994) |
Cinematography by
| Alvin Wyckoff | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Cecil B. DeMille | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Wilfred Buckland | ||
Additional Crew
| Jesse L. Lasky | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1915) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Paramount Picture)
- Paramount Pictures (1918) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Kino Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Kino Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Flicker Alley (2015) (United States) (DVD) (Paired with DeMille's "Carman")
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Edith Hardy uses charity funds for Wall Street investments in hopes of buying some new gowns. She loses all the money and borrows from wealthy oriental Tori. When her husband gives her the amount she borrowed, Tori won't take it back, branding her shoulder with a Japanese sign of his ownership. She shoots him. Her husband takes the blame. In court Edith reveals all to an angry mob.
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| Taglines | I will show "The Cheat," regardless of the Japanese trying to stop the picture. It is one of the best pictures ever made by any firm. And it is Paramount. (Print Ad- Urbana Daily Democrat, ((Urbana, Ohio)) 9 May 1916) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $17,311 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $299,453 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Because of a protest from the Japanese Association of Southern California, Sessue Hayakawa's name and nationality was changed for the 1918 re-release. Originally he was a Japanese called Hishuru Tori; in the re-issue he was a Burmese called Haka Arakau. See more » |
| Goofs | According to the date on the check, the shooting occurred on September 17th. However, the next day's newspaper which reports the crime is dated April 27th. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The House That Shadows Built (1931). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Fannie Ward's name appears above the title. The other two principal actors (as well as Ward) are credited in inter-titles with their character names as they appear in the movie. See more » |
| Quotes |
Edith Hardy:
The same old story - my husband objects to my extravagance - and you. See more » |