The Story of a Cheat

The Story of a Cheat

1936
1h 21m
7.5

7.5/10

72 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Crime
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...

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cinéas
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

gambler jewel thief scoundrel

Quick Facts

Original Title Le Roman d'un tricheur
Release Date October 2, 1936
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0028201

Cast

Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry

le tricheur

Jacqueline Delubac
Jacqueline Delubac

la femme

Marguerite Moreno
Marguerite Moreno

l'aventurière

Pauline Carton
Pauline Carton

Madame Moriot

Rosine Deréan
Rosine Deréan

la voleuse professionnelle

Fréhel
Fréhel

la rouquine, chanteuse du beuglant

Elmire Vautier
Elmire Vautier

la comtesse Beauchamp (jeune)

Serge Grave
Serge Grave

le tricheur (petit garçon)

Pierre Asso
Pierre Asso

le tricheur (jeune homme)

Roger Duchesne
Roger Duchesne

Serge Abramitch

Henri Pfeifer
Henri Pfeifer

M. Charbonnier

Pierre Labry
Pierre Labry

Maître Morlot, le notaire et cousin

Key Crew

Sacha Guitry
Director
Sacha Guitry
Writer
Serge Sandberg
Producer