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  • The Beautiful Cheat (1926)
  • 70 min | Comedy, Drama
The Beautiful Cheat (1926)
70 min | Comedy, Drama

A motion picture producer has press agent Jimmy Austin take Mary Callahan, a pretty shop girl, to Europe. After an extensive publicity campaign, Mary returns to the United States as Maritza Callahansky, a Russian actress owning the crown ...See moreA motion picture producer has press agent Jimmy Austin take Mary Callahan, a pretty shop girl, to Europe. After an extensive publicity campaign, Mary returns to the United States as Maritza Callahansky, a Russian actress owning the crown jewels. To add support to her newly established identity, Maritza gives a party in a Long Island mansion in the rightful owner's absence. The owners return to find their home taken over by strangers and are about to call the police when it is discovered that they are the parents of one of the extras in the company. The owners not only dismiss charges of housebreaking but finance a film in which Maritza will star. Austin marries Maritza. Written by AFI See less
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Director
Writers
Olga Printzlau | Nina Wilcox Putnam (story "Doubling for Cupid") | Andrew Percival Younger (as A.P. Younger)
Cinematographer
Jackson Rose (as Jackson J. Rose)
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Updated Feb 21, 1926

Release date
Feb 21, 1926 (United States)

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Laura La Plante
Mary Callahan / Maritza Callahansky Mary Callahan / Maritza Callahansky   See fewer
Harry Myers
Jimmy Austin Jimmy Austin   See fewer
Bertram Grassby
Marquis de la Pontenac Marquis de la Pontenac   See fewer
Alexander Carr
Albert Goldringer Albert Goldringer   See fewer
Youcca Troubetzkov
Herbert Dangerfield (as Youcca Troubetskoy) Herbert Dangerfield (as Youcca Troubetskoy)   See fewer
Helen Carr
Lady Violet Armington Lady Violet Armington   See fewer
Robert Anderson
Dan Brodie Dan Brodie   See fewer
Helen Dunbar
Mrs. Leland Bruckman Mrs. Leland Bruckman   See fewer
Tom Guise
Leland Bruckman (as Thomas S. Guise) Leland Bruckman (as Thomas S. Guise)   See fewer
Kate Price
Kate 'Ma' Callahan Kate 'Ma' Callahan   See fewer
Walter Perry
Tom 'Pa' Callahan Tom 'Pa' Callahan   See fewer
Max Barwyn
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Louise Gibney
Meritza's Maid (uncredited) Meritza's Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo White
French Dramatic Coach (uncredited) French Dramatic Coach (uncredited)   See fewer
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