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The Cheat   1931         N/R, 70 min. Genre: Drama Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Harvey Stephens, Irving Pichel, Jay Fassett, William Ingersoll, Robert Strange, Hanaki Yoshiwara, Willard Dashiell, Edward Keane, Ann Andrews, Porter Hall, Arthur Hohl, Millard Mitchell, Henry Warwick, Jimmy Granato   The year is 1931 when Elsa Carlyle (Tallulah Bankhead) loses $10,000 gambling and tries to hide the loss from her husband Jeffrey (Harvey Stephens). She takes money from a charity and invests in the stock market. That plan also fails. Now, Elsa is forced to accept money from wealthy Hardy Livingston (Irving Pichel), but when Jeffrey finds out he gives Elsa the money to pay him back. Hardy is trying to possess Elsa and refuses the money, so Elsa shoots him. Jeffrey takes the blame and goes to court. Just as he is about to be convicted, Elsa shouts out the truth, and Jeffrey is saved. Cast Tallulah Bankhead Elsa Carlyle Harvey Stephens Jeffrey Carlyle Irving Pichel Hardy Livingstone Jay Fassett Terrell William Ingersoll Croupier Robert Strange District Attorney Hanaki Yoshiwara Japanese Servant Willard Dashiell Judge Edward Keane Defense Attorney Ann Andrews Mrs. Albright Porter Hall Leslie Arthur Hohl Defense Attorney Millard Mitchell Courtroom Spectator Henry Warwick Butler Jimmy Granato Musician