Cheating Cheaters

  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Run time: 60 min
  • Premiere: 1927. December 5.

Nan Carey ( Betty Compson ), a shoplifter, is caught by the police but acquitted through the influence of Lazare ( Lucien Littlefield ), a crooked lawyer, who places her with a gang of crooks. Posing as the Brockton family, they move to a seaside home, where they plan to steal the jewel collection of the Palmers, their neighbours. Nan wins the confidence of the family by flirting with Tom ( Kenneth Harlan ), who becomes infatuated and wants to go away with her, but she refuses him. Tom is caught red-handed in the Brockton mansion attempting to steal their jewels while Nan is making a success of the Palmer robbery.

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Betty Compson

Nan Carey

Kenneth Harlan

Tom Palmer

Sylvia Ashton

Mrs. Brockton

Erwin Connelly

Mr. Brockton

E.J. Ratcliffe

Mr. Palmer

Lucien Littlefield

'Habeas Corpus' Lazarre

Eddie Gribbon

Steve Wilson

Cesare Gravina

Tony Verdi

Directing

Edward Laemmle

Director

Writing

Max Marcin

Theatre Play

Directing

Edward Laemmle

Director

Writing

Max Marcin

Theatre Play