Cheating Cheaters (1927 film)
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| Cheating Cheaters | |
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_-_1.jpg) 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 |
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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] This film was based on a 1916 Broadway play of the same name by Max Marcin.[2]
A 1919 film of the same name was also based on Marcin's play. It was produced by and starred Clara Kimball Young. It was adapted for the screen again in 1934 starring Cesar Romero.[3]
- 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
