Cheating Cheaters (1927 film)
| Cheating Cheaters | |
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_-_1.jpg?lang=en) Still with Littlefield and Compson | |
| Directed by | Edward Laemmle |
| Written by | Charles Logue James T. O'Donohoe Walter Anthony |
| Based on | Cheating Cheaters by Max Marcin |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Betty Compson |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cheating Cheaters is a 1927 American silent comedy crime film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Edward Laemmle and starred Betty Compson.[1][2] This film was based on a 1916 Broadway play of the same name by Max Marcin.[3]
A 1919 film of the same name was also based on Marcin's play. It was produced by and starred Clara Kimball Young.
Cast
[edit]- Betty Compson as Nan Carey
- Kenneth Harlan as Tom Palmer
- Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Brockton
- Erwin Connelly as Mr. Brockton
- Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Palmer
- E. J. Ratcliffe as Mr. Palmer
- Lucien Littlefield as 'Habeas Corpus' Lazarre
- Eddie Gribbon as Steve Wilson
- Cesare Gravina as Tony Verdi
Preservation
[edit]As of 2025 there is only on print of Cheating Cheaters located in the arcade in Milestones - living history museum in Basingstoke, England and it is only a short clip of the film, it was uploaded onto YouTube by DB sonic 12 in late 2023,[4] it is a Partially lost film.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Cheating Cheaters
- ^ Cheating Cheaters at Lost Film Files: Universal Pictures lost films - 1927 Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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