The Cheat (1937 film)
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| French | Forfaiture |
| Directed by | Marcel L'Herbier |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Eugen Schüfftan |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | Michel Michelet |
Production company | Société du Cinéma du Panthéon |
| Distributed by | Gray-Film |
Release date | 24 November 1937 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Cheat (French: Forfaiture) is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Victor Francen, Sessue Hayakawa and Louis Jouvet.[1] It is a remake of the American silent film The Cheat by Cecil B. DeMille.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris.
Main cast[edit]
- Victor Francen as Pierre Moret
- Sessue Hayakawa as Prince Hu-Long
- Louis Jouvet as Valfar
- Lise Delamare as Denise Moret
- Lucas Gridoux as Tang-Si
- Ève Francis as Mrs. Curtis
- Lucien Nat as Maître Ribeyre
- Pierre Magnier as Le Président de la société
- Jean Brochard as Félicien
- Sylvia Bataille as Ming
References[edit]
- ^ Kennedy-Karpat p.156
Bibliography[edit]
- Kennedy-Karpat, Colleen. Rogues, Romance, and Exoticism in French Cinema of the 1930s. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2013.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1937 films
- French drama films
- 1937 drama films
- 1930s French-language films
- Films directed by Marcel L'Herbier
- Films scored by Michel Michelet
- Films shot at Billancourt Studios
- French remakes of American films
- Sound film remakes of silent films
- French black-and-white films
- 1930s French films
- 1930s French film stubs