It's not a classic, but it's just odd enough and Bankhead just good enough to justify a close look. When it comes to a dramatic climax, there is still a final courtroom scene that is pretty wild and fun. Robinson 1932 film "The Hatchet Man" and think also of the mahjong craze of the 1920s.) Mostly this is about a woman's honor, and her realizing that her craziness has put her in an awful situation. (This is not uncommon-see the bizarre Edward G.
One of the characters is wealthy enough and eccentric enough to live with Chinese decorations and customs. A theme in the background, almost pasted on but with a certain amount of intrigue, is a Chinese them. But this gets her into money trouble, first, and then into a pact for sex that she doesn't quite realize she will have to follow through on. That leads, of course, to her finding amusement where she can. So Elsa (Bankhead) is a profligate partier and gambler, and her husband is a good guy who works too much. DeMille Stars: Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Dean Click here to watch the film Notice on IMDb A socialite woman loses in the Stock Exchange the money she had stolen from the charity of which she is the treasurer. Most of all there is that weird wealth that a few people had in the Depression as the rest of the country is sliding into ruins. The Cheat (1915) A Cinema History The Cheat (1915) Release: 12/2018 Duration: 59' Director: Cecil B.
And there are parties and flirting and the suggestion of impropriety left and right.
Everything is pretty well contained here to keep the filming manageable, so there are lots of interior scenes that look and feel like sets, well lit and straight forward. And the leading woman-the "cheat" I suppose-is the wonderful Tallulah Bankhead, who is worth it alone. The Cheat (1931) The plot here is wonderfully bizarre and brazen, an early pre-Code film that still has a few creaks and cracks in its production standards.
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