Cheating Cheaters (1927 film)
| Cheating Cheaters | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward Laemmle |
| Written by | Max Marcin (play: Cheating Cheaters) Charles Logue James T. O'Donohoe Walter Anthony |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Betty Compson |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | December 5, 1927 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cheating Cheaters is a lost[1][2] 1927 American silent film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Edward Laemmle and starred Betty Compson.[3][4]
This film was based on a 1916 Broadway play of the same name by Max Marcin.[5]
A 1919 film of the same name was also based on Marcin's play. It was produced by and starred Clara Kimball Young.
Cast
- Betty Compson - Nan Carey
- Kenneth Harlan - Tom Palmer
- Sylvia Ashton - Mrs. Brockton
- Erwin Connelly - Mr. Brockton
- Maude Turner Gordon - Mrs. Palmer
- E. J. Ratcliffe - Mr. Palmer
- Lucien Littlefield - 'Habeas Corpus' Lazarre
- Eddie Gribbon - Steve Wilson
- Cesare Gravina - Tony Verdi
References
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Cheating Cheaters
- ^ Cheating Cheaters at Lost Film Files:Universal Pictures lost films - 1927
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Cheating Cheaters
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Cheating Cheaters at silentera.com
- ^ Cheating Cheaters as produced on Broadway at the Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, August 9 1916 to April 1917, 2i86 performances; IBDb.com
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