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The Story of a Cheat

7.5 81 mins Comedy   Crime   1936
Cinéas  
Director(s): Sacha Guitry

Life story of a charming scoundrel, with little dialogue other than the star/director's witty narration. As a boy, only he survives a family tragedy when he's deprived of supper (poisonous mushrooms!) for stealing...concluding that dishonesty pays. Through years of dabbling in crime and amusing adventures, two women appear and reappear in his life, a dazzling blonde jewel thief and a stunning brunette gambler. Finally, he meets the mysterious Charbonnier who had saved his life in World War I, leading to the surprising next phase in his career...

Casts of The Story of a Cheat

Sacha Guitry

as le tricheur

Jacqueline Delubac

as la femme

Marguerite Moreno

as l'aventurière

Pauline Carton

as Madame Moriot

Rosine Deréan

as la voleuse professionnelle

Fréhel

as la rouquine, chanteuse du beuglant

Elmire Vautier

as la comtesse Beauchamp (jeune)

Serge Grave

as le tricheur (petit garçon)

Pierre Asso

as le tricheur (jeune homme)

Roger Duchesne

as Serge Abramitch

Henri Pfeifer

as M. Charbonnier

Pierre Labry

as Maître Morlot, le notaire et cousin

Adolphe Borchard

as le pianiste du beuglant

Fernand Trignol

as le curé

Roger Royer

as un joueur

Gaston Dupray

as le garçon de café

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