The Cheat

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Sessue Hayakawa and Fannie Ward in The Cheat (1915)

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA 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.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.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.

Director
- Cecil B. DeMille
Writers
- Hector Turnbull
- Jeanie Macpherson
Stars

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,5/10

2,9 k

MA NOTE

Director
- Cecil B. DeMille
Writers
- Hector Turnbull
- Jeanie Macpherson
Stars

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 1 victoire au total

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Anecdotes
The Cheat (1915) was re-issued by Paramount on November 24, 1918, at which time the character played by Sessue Hayakawa was called Burmese and renamed Haka Arakau. The change of the character's name and nationality were done because Japan was an American ally at the time (during World War I) and the fact not as many Burmese are likely to protest. After the original release, a Japanese newspaper in Los Angeles, Rafu Shimpo, and the Japanese Association of Southern California waged a campaign against the film and heavily criticized Sessue Hayakawa's appearance, calling it "sinister."

Gaffes
According to the date on the check, the shooting occurred on September 17th. However, the next day's newspaper which reports the crime is dated April 27th.

Citations
Edith Hardy: The same old story - my husband objects to my extravagance - and you.

Générique farfelu
Fannie Ward's name appears above the title. The other two principal actors (as well as Ward) are credited in inter-titles with their character names as they appear in the movie.

Autres versions
Re-released on 24 November 1918, with Sessue Hayakawa's character changed from being Japanese with name Hishuru Tori, to Burmese with name Haka Arakau.

Connexions
Featured in The House That Shadows Built (1931)

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Positive Female Character ?

What is the message that DeMille id giving to his 1915 audience? Is there a positive female character in the film? And who exactly is the cheat? Hayakawa is said to be the Cheat by many critics but I disagree.

Is it not Edith who cheats on her husband by lying and stealing? Is it not Edith who agrees to become a "whore" by paying off her stolen debts and then backs out on the deal? Who is Edith representing in 1915?

By the end of the movie, Edith is forgiven by the courts, he husband, and society just as long as she stays as the "little girl" who can't act for herself. The Cheat is beautifully filmed, don't get me wrong. But the overall message toward women in this film is down right wrong!