Film

The Cheaters

5.2

1h 32m

1930

Synopsis

An embezzler, Bill Marsh, swears vengeance on a businessman, John Travers, who has turned him in to the police. Twenty years pass, and Marsh emerges from jail and establishes himself as the head of a powerful crime empire, with his daughter, Paula, serving as bait to attract wealthy victims. Paula falls in love with Lee Travers, the adopted son of Marsh's old enemy, and begins to have doubts about her life of crime. Only after a series of tragic incidents is she set free to marry Lee and start life anew. This silent feature was highly regarded for its set design and 'unusual sensitivity to the expressive range of the camera and their awareness of careful scenario construction as a key to emotionally powerful cinema'. Cast includes Marie Lorraine, Arthur Greenaway, John Faulkner. A sound version was attempted soon after but was not successful and was never released.

Director

Paulette McDonagh

CrimeDramaRomance

woman director

Cast & Crew

Marie Lorraine

as Paula Marsh

Arthur Greenaway

as Richard Marsh

John Faulkner

as John Travers

Josef Bambach

as Lee Travers

Nellie McNiven

as Mrs. Hugh Nash

Elaine de Chair

as Louise Nash

Frank Hawthorne

as Keith Manion

Leal Douglas

as The Lady

Stanley Court

as Jules Severie

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