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

Cheating the Public
Directed byRichard Stanton
Written by
Produced byWilliam Fox
Starring
CinematographyDevereaux Jennings
Production
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Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • January 20, 1918 (1918-01-20)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Cast

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  • 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

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The film is now lost.[2]

References

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Bibliography

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