Cheating Cheaters

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Cheating Cheaters (1927)

Directed by Edward Laemmle

“He cheated thru life, but he would not be cheated out of the girl he loved. He cheated-she cheated-they all cheated.”

Comedy, Crime · 1h 00m

Nan Carey ( Betty Compson ), a shoplifter, is caught by the police but acquitted through the influence of Lazare ( Lucien Littlefield ), a crooked lawyer, who places her with a gang of crooks. Posing as the Brockton family, they move to a seaside home, where they plan to steal the jewel collection of the Palmers, their neighbours. Nan wins the confidence of the family by flirting with Tom ( Kenneth Harlan ), who becomes infatuated and wants to go away with her, but she refuses him. Tom is caught red-handed in the Brockton mansion attempting to steal their jewels while Nan is making a success of the Palmer robbery.

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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

Crew

Director
Edward Laemmle
Writer
Charles Logue, James T. O'Donohoe

Details

Release date
1927-12-05
Runtime
1h 00m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Universal Pictures