The Cheat (1923 film)

The Cheat
Directed byGeorge Fitzmaurice
Written byHector Turnbull (scenario)
Jeanie MacPherson (scenario)
Ouida Bergère (adaptation)
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky
George Fitzmaurice
StarringPola Negri
Jack Holt
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 27, 1923 (1923-08-27)
Running time
8 reels (2232.05 meters)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Cheat is a 1923 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and is a remake of Cecil B. DeMille's 1915 film of the same name using the same script by Hector Turnbull and Jeanie MacPherson. This version stars Pola Negri and was directed by George Fitzmaurice.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Cheat at silentera.com
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute (1971)
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Cheat