The Cheaters (1945)
- Directed by
- Joseph Kane
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A washed-up actor gets invited to a rich family's Christmas dinner. The story follows how his presence shakes up their holiday.
lightheartedwarmwhimsicalfestivescrewballbittersweetnostalgiccharming
What happens
The Cheaters (1945), also known as MR. M. and the Pigeons, The Amazing MR. M., The Magnificent Mr. M. and The Magnificent Rogue, is a Christmas "screwball comedy" tale about a has-been actor invited to Christmas dinner by a rich family. The film was atypical of the Republic Pictures studio, directed by Joseph Kane and starring Joseph Schildkraut. The film was re-released in 1949 under a new title, The Castaway, and when the Republic film catalogue was sold in the 1950s as late night television fodder, it appeared consistently for years as a Christmas staple throughout the 1960s and 1970s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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