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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. [2] Plot.
Classic Film 1915 The Cheat Cecil B DeMille A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to...
- 59 min
- 81.8K
- Classic Films
The Cheat: Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. With Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Dean, James Neill. A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to replace the stolen money.
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- Drama, Romance
- Cecil B. DeMille
- 1915-12-13
Jun 5, 2014 · 1915 silent film directed by Cecil B Demille starring Fannie Ward. This film was selected for preservation in America's "National Film Registry". A desperate socialite turns to a Burnese Ivory trader after she is almost found out for embezzling funds from her charity.
- 59 min
A silent movie about a socialite who embezzles money and borrows it from a Japanese ivory merchant, who demands sex in return. The film caused a sensation and made Hayakawa a star, but also faced protests and censorship for its racism and violence.
Dec 31, 2014 · From IMDb: A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs, and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to replace the stolen money. Stars: Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Dean, James Neill, Yutaka Abe, Dana Ong, Hazel Childers, and Arthur H. Williams. Addeddate.
The Cheat is a 1915 silent film that depicts an interracial romance between a white woman and a Japanese art dealer. The film sparked controversy and protests in the U.S. and Japan, and was re-released with a different ethnicity for the art dealer in 1918.
