Description

The Cheat is a 1915 American Silent film drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, and Jack Dean (1874-1950), Ward’s real-life husband.
In 2010, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Cast

• Fannie Ward as Edith Hardy
• Sessue Hayakawa as Hishuru Tori (original release) / Haka Arakau (1918 re-release)
• Jack Dean as Richard Hardy
• James Neill as Jones
• Yutaka Abe as Tori’s Valet
• Dana Ong as District Attorney
• Hazel Childers as Mrs. Reynolds
• Arthur H. Williams as Courtroom Judge (as Judge Arthur H. Williams)
• Raymond Hatton as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• Dick La Reno as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• Lucien Littlefield as Hardy’s Secretary (uncredited)