The Cheat
1931 · 67 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 869 VOTES · DIR. George Abbott
Overview
Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff wants to stop spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich. One night, on a hunch, she bets and loses big at a casino, and then she doubles her problems with more impulsive decisions. Hardy Livingstone, a wealthy Casanova just back from the Orient, makes a play for her. Elsa dallies with Hardy, but soon, his insistence and her dire financial affairs seem destined to lead to adultery. Who's the cheat?
Dialogue Timeline — 884 lines
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00:02:40 And now, ladies and gentlemen
00:04:46 Big welcome home to Hardy Livingstone.
00:06:19 She certainly cleaned me out tonight.
00:10:54 just your very loud voice.
00:14:11 I call it my gallery of ghosts.
00:16:52 Let me see you in it.
00:19:25 Because you know, Jeffrey, I am mad.
00:21:34 practically all the members came as Pocahontas
00:23:27 Yes, madam.
00:26:21 You know what I think of him.
00:28:24 Hey, waiter.
00:31:32 Aren't you ready?
00:34:29 Yes. Hello.
00:37:29 Elsa, darling, I'm simply exhausted, so I'm leaving now.
00:40:22 And I'll see you Friday at Audrey's. Right.
00:42:02 Ah.
00:44:26 I know I was foolish. I made a mistake.
00:48:40 I've dismissed the servants.
00:54:25 Mrs. Carlyle? Yes.
00:57:09 I'm a silly woman. Stupid and vain.
00:59:00 It's impossible to know.
01:01:04 Mr. Carlyle had lost to me considerably at cards
01:02:51 Granted. The State rests, Your Honor.
01:04:44 He wanted me, he was insane.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed884
Dialogue density13.2 lines / min
First line00:02:40
Final line01:04:44
Production Record
DirectorGeorge Abbott
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes869