Vaudevillian Fannie Ward made her cinematic debut here as "Edith", a rather shallow woman married to Jack Dean ("Richard"), a stockbroker. She lives for life's fripperies, and when he starts bemoaning the amounts of money she is frittering away on luxuries, she decides to procure some cash of her own by embezzling $10,000 from a charity she runs. Desperate to return the money, she turns to the distinctly shady…
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Fannie Ward
Edith Hardy
Sessue Hayakawa
Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
Jack Dean
Richard Hardy
James Neill
Jones
Yutaka Abe
Tori's valet
Dana Ong
District attorney
Hazel Childers
Mrs. Reynolds
Arthur H. Williams
Courtroom judge
Dick La Reno
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lucien Littlefield
Hardy's Secretary (uncredited)
Raymond Hatton
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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FAQ about The Cheat
What is The Cheat about?
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.
When was The Cheat released?
The Cheat was released in 1915.
What genres does The Cheat belong to?
The Cheat is categorised as Drama.
Who stars in The Cheat?
The cast of The Cheat includes Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Dean, James Neill, Yutaka Abe.