The Adorable Cheat is a 1928 silent film starring Lila Lee and distributed by an independent film company, Chesterfield Motion Pictures. It was directed by Burton L. King with a copy being long held by The Library of Congress.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Burton L. King |
| Written by | Arthur Hoerl(scenario) De Leon Anthony(intertitles) |
| Produced by | Chesterfield Motion Pictures |
| Starring | Lila Lee |
| Cinematography | M.A. Anderson |
| Edited by | De Leon Anthony |
| Distributed by | Chesterfield Pictures |
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Running time | 59 minutes; 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Summary
The daughter of a wealthy industrialist wants to take over the company when her father retires, but the father—an old-fashioned sort who doesn't believe that "girls" belong in business—is planning on leaving the company to her wastrel playboy brother. In order to prove to her dad that she can handle the job, she disguises herself as an ordinary "working girl" and gets a job in her dad's plant. There she meets and falls in love with a clerk. She brings the young man home to meet her folks, but during the evening the family safe is robbed, and all signs point to her new boyfriend.[4]
Cast
- Lila Lee - Marion Dorsey
- Cornelius Keefe - George Mason
- Reginald Sheffield - Will Dorsey
- Burr McIntosh - Cyrus Dorsey
- Gladden James - Howard Carter
- Harry Allen - 'Dad' Mason
- Alice Knowland - Mrs. Mason
- Virginia Lee - Roberta Arnold
- Rolfe Sedan - Card Playing Guest
