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The Story of a Cheat
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The Story of a Cheat

Oct 2, 1936
1h 21m
★ 7.5

Overview

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...

Genres

Comedy
Crime

Production Companies

Cinéas

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Cast

Sacha Guitry

le tricheur

Sacha Guitry

Jacqueline Delubac

la femme

Jacqueline Delubac

Marguerite Moreno

l'aventurière

Marguerite Moreno

Pauline Carton

Madame Moriot

Pauline Carton

Rosine Deréan

la voleuse professionnelle

Rosine Deréan

Fréhel

la rouquine, chanteuse du beuglant

Fréhel

Elmire Vautier

la comtesse Beauchamp (jeune)

Elmire Vautier

Serge Grave

le tricheur (petit garçon)

Serge Grave

Pierre Asso

le tricheur (jeune homme)

Pierre Asso

Roger Duchesne

Serge Abramitch

Roger Duchesne

Henri Pfeifer

M. Charbonnier

Henri Pfeifer

Pierre Labry

Maître Morlot, le notaire et cousin

Pierre Labry

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