The Cheat

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Date: January 01, 1915 to December 31, 1915
Dates Note: 1915
Country of Origin: United States
Place of Origin: United States
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Color: B&W
Silent: Yes
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Silent Cinema Pioneers: From Alice Guy-Blaché to Lois Weber
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One of the most visually elegant silent films ever made, Cecil B. DeMille’s The Cheat was initially banned in several states due to its shocking subject matter. A society lady (Fannie Ward) gambles away Red Cross funds and borrows from a wealthy Japanese man (Sessue Hayakawa) on the implied promise of becoming his mistress. The Cheat set standards of acting, decor, frame composition, and lighting that were not surpassed for years, even by DeMille. But it is, above all, the first modern film in terms of its sexually charged content.

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