Cheaters at Play | |
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Directed by | Hamilton MacFadden |
Screenplay by | Malcolm Stuart Boylan |
Based on | the short story, "The Lone Wolf's Son" by Louis Joseph Vance |
Starring | Thomas Meighan Charlotte Greenwood William Bakewell Ralph Morgan Barbara Weeks Linda Watkins |
Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
Edited by | Irene Morra |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Cheaters at Play is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Charlotte Greenwood, William Bakewell, Ralph Morgan, Barbara Weeks and Linda Watkins. The film was released on January 27, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]
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