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.
The Cheat (1915) is a drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, released on December 13, 1915 with a runtime of 59m. It stars Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Dean and James Neill. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 73 ratings.
Fannie Ward
as Edith Hardy
![Sessue Hayakawa as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau] in The Cheat (1915)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/juDoFtoIEMaKZMRL9Ipexkgqw81.jpg)
Sessue Hayakawa
as Hishuru Tori [Haka Arakau]
Jack Dean
as Richard Hardy
James Neill
as Jones
Yutaka Abe
as Tori's valet
Dana Ong
as District attorney
Hazel Childers
as Mrs. Reynolds
Arthur H. Williams
as Courtroom judge
Dick La Reno
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lucien Littlefield
as Hardy's Secretary (uncredited)
Raymond Hatton
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, written by Hector Turnbull, Jeanie Macpherson and Jeanie Macpherson, produced by Cecil B. DeMille.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 73 ratings.
Vaudevillian Fannie Ward made her cinematic debut here as "Edith", a rather shallow woman married to Jack Dean ("Richard"), a stockbroker. She lives for life's fripperies, and when he starts bemoaning the amounts of money she is frittering away on luxuries, she decides to procure some cash of her own by embezzling $10,000 from a charity she runs. Desperate to return the money, she turns to the distinctly shady…
Reviewed on June 6, 2022
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The Cheat (1915) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus and FlixFling, and to rent or buy from FlixFling. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Cheat (1915) includes Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Dean, James Neill and Yutaka Abe. The film was directed by Cecil B. DeMille. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Cheat was released on December 13, 1915 and runs for 59m.
The Cheat (1915) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 73 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
