Cheating the Public

Cheating the Public
Directed by	Richard Stanton
Written by	Mary Murillo (story) Richard Stanton Edward Sedgwick
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Enid Markey Ralph Lewis Bertram Grassby
Cinematography	Devereaux Jennings
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	January 20, 1918 (1918-01-20)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Cheating the Public is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Richard Stanton and starring Enid Markey, Ralph Lewis and Bertram Grassby. ^[1]

Cast

• Enid Markey as Mary Garvin
• Ralph Lewis as John Dowling
• Bertram Grassby as Chester Dowling
• Tom Wilson as 'Bull' Thompson
• Edward Peil Sr. as Mary's Attorney
• Charles Edler as Martin
• Wanda Hawley as Grace Martin
• Carrie Clark Ward as Mrs. O'Toole
• Fanny Midgley as Mary's Mother
• Frankie Lee as Frankie Garvin
• Barbara Conley as Bobby
• James Titus as The Judge
• Henry Peal as The District Attorney
• Joseph Hartley as The Twelfth Juror
• James Morgan as Warden
• Arthur Glynn as The Governor
• James P. McNeill as Dowling's Butler
• Arthur Shilling as Dowling's Secretary
• Fritz von Hardenberg as Factory Inspector

Preservation

The film is now lost. ^[2]

References

1. Solomon p.245
2. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Cheating the Public

Bibliography

• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

• Cheating the Public at IMDb
• allmovie.com