Cheating Cheaters (1927)

Synopsis

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.

Distribution

• Betty CompsonNan Carey
• Kenneth HarlanTom Palmer
• Sylvia AshtonMrs. Brockton
• Erwin ConnellyMr. Brockton
• Maude Turner GordonMrs. Palmer
• E.J. RatcliffeMr. Palmer
• Lucien Littlefield'Habeas Corpus' Lazarre
• Eddie GribbonSteve Wilson
• Cesare GravinaTony Verdi

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