Thursday, May 31, 2007

The Cheat (1915)

(Manhattan & Long Island, New York; contemporary)
IMDb

A Burmese "ivory king" complicates the relationship between a stockbroker and his wife. Early De Mille rather mundane until sex slavery scene in which a women actually gets branded. The Fannie Ward wife character is no better then a spoiled little girl, she steals the Red Cross relief money for the Belgians, and uses it to invest in cooper. Odious to women, Burmese, and those in the cooper industry.

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