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The Beautiful Cheat
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Edward Sloman

Cast: Laura La Plante [Mary Callahan / Maritza Callahansky], Harry Myers, Bertram Grassby, Alexander Carr, Youcca Troubetzkoy, Helen Carr, Robert Anderson

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal-Jewel]. / Scenario by A.P. Younger and Olga Printzlau, from the short story “Doubling for Cupid” by Nina Wilcox Putnam. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in Hirschhorn-Universal p. 52.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Actors - Dual roles - Russians

Listing updated: 7 May 2009.

References: Drew-Speaking pp. 89, 278; Edmonds-BigU p. 140; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 52.