The Cheaters

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The Cheaters (1945)

NR 07/15/1945 (US) Comedy, Drama 1h 27m

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An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for Christmas charity complicates their plan.

Joseph Kane

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Frances Hyland

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Joseph Schildkraut

Anthony 'Mr. M.' Marchand
Billie Burke

Clara Pidgeon
Eugene Pallette

James C. Pidgeon
Ona Munson

Florie Watson
Raymond Walburn

Willie Crawford
Norma Varden

Mattie
Ann Gillis

Angela Pidgeon
Ruth Terry

Therese Pidgeon
Robert Livingston

Stephen Bates
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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on December 25, 2015

Gratitude in most men is usually a secret desire to receive greater benefits.

The Cheaters (also known as The Castaway0 is something of an unknown Christmas movie to the younger cinephile. Or perhaps because it came out of the low-budget Republic Pictures? It's simply just a forgotten one. So much so you will be hard pushed to see it mentioned on any Christmas film lists that flourish around the yuletide season. The film is based around an original story written by Frances Hyland and Albert Ray and concerns a sophisticated family inviting a washed up actor to their home for Christmas. As th... read the rest.

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