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The Cheaters (1930)

The Cheaters poster
Directed by
Paulette McDonagh
Genre
silent film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man loses his fortune. His family must decide how to face their new reality.

slowquietold-fashionedearnestunvarnishedstatelyaustere

What happens

The Cheaters is a 1930 Australian silent film directed by Paulette McDonagh and starring Isabel McDonagh (professionally known as Marie Lorraine). Phyllis McDonagh worked as art director. The McDonagh sisters made a number of self-funded films together in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Originally the film's length was 6000 feet plus, it survives at 6309 feet (94 mins. at 18 frame/s). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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