The Cheat (French: Forfaiture) is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Victor Francen, Sessue Hayakawa and Louis Jouvet. It is a remake of the American silent film The Cheat by Cecil B. DeMille.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris.
Main cast
Victor Francen as Pierre Moret
Sessue Hayakawa as Prince Hu-Long
Louis Jouvet as Valfar
Lise Delamare as Denise Moret
Lucas Gridoux as Tang-Si
Ève Francis as Mrs. Curtis
Lucien Nat as Maître Ribeyre
Pierre Magnier as Le Président de la société
Jean Brochard as Félicien
Sylvia Bataille as Ming
References
Bibliography
Kennedy-Karpat, Colleen. Rogues, Romance, and Exoticism in French Cinema of the 1930s. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2013.