The Cheat

The Cheat (1915)

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The Cheat was the picture that "made" the reputation of director Cecil B. DeMille. Broadway star Fannie Ward plays an irresponsible socialite who uses the charity funds entrusted to her to play the stock market. When she loses the money, Ward is afraid to tell her husband Jack Dean, so she arranges… More

Unrated, 55 min.
Directed By
Cecil B. DeMille
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Dec 13, 1915 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Made waves during its day because of its explosive sexual and racial content.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Fascinating -- albeit racist -- pre-Biblical DeMille.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    I loved this movie, it mixes the romance, thriller, and drama genres, sort of like a film noir, but much earlier. There are a lot of cool editing techniques used skillfully too. And I loved the ending. I highly recommend this movie, it's the best movie I've seen from the… More

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