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The Cheat

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The Cheat
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NR,55min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1915
Director:
Cecil B. DeMille
Starring:
Utake Abe, Hazel Childers, Jack Dean  ...more
Synopsis: 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 to borrow $10,000 from wealthy oriental Sessue Hayakawa. It is understood that, in exchange for the loan, Ward will surrender herself sexually to Hayakawa. When her husband gives her a gift of $10,000, ... Full Synopsis
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Bob Mastrangelo, AMG Review
One of the key films from Cecil B. DeMille's silent period, The Cheat was a sensation at the time of its initial release and secured Sessue Hayakawa's status as a major star of the day. It almost goes without saying that a 1915 movie about a Japanese man attempting to possess a wealthy white woman is bound to touch upon some thorny racial issues and have its share of cringe-inducing scenes. But aside ... Full Review
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