The Cheat 1931 Love, lust, possession, money, social standing, and addiction Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler though loved by her husband Jeff, shes spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing Meanwhile, Jeff wants to keep a lid on spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich One night, on a hunch, she bets and loses big at a casino, then she doubles her problems with more impulsive decisions Hardy Livingston, a wealthy Casanova just back from the Orient, makes a play for her Elsa dallies with Hardy, but soon, his insistence and her dire financial affairs seem destined to lead to adultery Whos the cheat