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The Cheat (1915)

The Cheat poster
Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
59 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 71 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A society woman borrows money from a wealthy merchant and then tries to escape the debt. Her actions lead to a series of conflicts with her husband and the man she owes.

tensemelodramatichigh-strungstylizedmorally fraughturgenttheatrical

What happens

The Cheat is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, and Jack Dean, Ward's real-life husband. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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